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Fertility clinics face national regulation after Monash IVF bungles
A new independent national body will oversee Australia’s fertility industry amid concerns clinics have committed more errors than previously reported.
- Grant McArthur
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Victoria to push for stricter laws after Monash IVF chief steps down
The health minister called on Monash IVF to take further action in response to recent embryo mix-ups after the fertility giant’s embattled CEO stepped down.
- Grant McArthur
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The collateral damage from Monash IVF’s colossal embryo bungles
Monash IVF hasn’t just undermined its own reputation and customer confidence; it must result in a confidence wobble for the entire industry.
- Elizabeth Knight
‘Three strikes’: Demands for answers over repeat Monash IVF bungles
Key investors, medical negligence lawyers and governance experts say Monash IVF and its board are under pressure after “systemic” failures, as health ministers prepare for talks about tightening regulations.
- Grant McArthur
‘Completely unacceptable’: Minister lashes Monash IVF after second embryo transfer bungle
A Melbourne woman has had the wrong embryo transferred to her during an IVF procedure at a Clayton clinic, the second bungle by the fertility giant exposed this year.
- Grant McArthur
Jen had a baby for her best friend. It was harder than it needed to be
One in six couples face infertility. A new inquiry will look at how the government can make parenthood easier, from IVF to surrogacy.
- Jordan Baker
A coroner couldn’t tell Danielle how her son died. Then she lost her daughter
After losing her two babies, Danielle Green wants genetic testing introduced in the post-mortem investigations of young people.
- Frances Howe
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Baby dreams left on ice over lack of sperm donor ID
Queensland fertility clinics have been forced to cancel some women’s IVF treatments because their embryos were created using sperm without adequate donor records to meet new rules.
- Grant McArthur
Monash IVF issued with ‘please explain’ for not raising alarm over baby bungle
The fertility giant was asked to justify why it withheld notice of an embryo mix-up to the sharemarket, causing its share price to plunge.
- Grant McArthur
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As an Australian living in the US, I’ll spend more than $50,000 to have a baby
Living in America presents wonderful opportunities, but the extreme cost of some medical procedures makes me miss Australia’s healthcare.
- Amanda Smith
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