Worries Mount in Europe About Reproductive Tourism

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Childless couples in Europe often shop around for the best fertility treatment 30 years after British doctors made medical history by delivering the world's first test tube baby, worries are growing in Europe about reproductive tourism fueled by a lack of uniform laws on fertility treatment. The 30th birthday of Louise Brown on Friday, July 25, may provide hope to millions of childless couples signing up for vastly improved assisted reproduction techniques around the world, but in Europe, the occasion also highlights a growing uneasiness among experts as more and more people shop around the continent for the best fertility treatment. Wide disparities in fertility treatments within Europe, open borders and cheap flights have fuelled a boom in so-called fertility tourism in the... [read full story]