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Fertility patient given wrong, invasive procedure
Fertility patient given wrong, invasive procedure 14 June 2021 Appeared in BioNews 1099 A fertility patient received an invasive procedure meant for another woman in an NHS waiting room mix-up, a safety report has said. The patient received a colposcopy, a follow-up cervical screen procedure to identify abnormal cells in the cervix, instead of having her first fertility appointment. The patient checked into the outpatient clinic at the same time as the patient meant to undergo the colposcopy.
Lesbian couple sue hospital after being 'refused IVF'
Two women claim to have been refused IVF treatment on the NHS at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester on the basis of their sexuality. The women, who are in a civil partnership, say they were told by a nurse and then by a doctor at the hospital that they were not entitled to IVF treatment because they were in a same-sex relationship, reports the Manchester Evening News. The women, who are both 38, had previously tried to have a baby through a private donor.
Editas goes public despite CRISPR patent battle
A biotechnology company co-founded by two leading scientists involved in developing the genome-editing technology, CRISPR-Cas9, has gone public, raising over $94 million in its initial share offering.
Scientist allegedly fathered 600 children at own sperm clinic
A British scientist who ran a fertility clinic in London from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s, used his own sperm and may have fathered hundreds of children, it has been claimed. The Barton clinic, run by Dr Bertold Wiesner and his wife Dr Mary Barton helped to conceive around 1,500 children. Genetic tests carried out on 18 of these people in 2007 showed that two thirds were Dr Wiesner's biological children.
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