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Fertilisation

The moment when the genetic information from a sperm fuses with that of an egg, to form an embryo.



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Older mothers and global/national responsibilities

08 February 2010 - by Professor Naomi Pfeffer

Much of the debate about elderly motherhood has focussed on the anomalous situation of a woman simultaneously qualifying for an old age pension and child benefit. It is an engaging topic, but the discussion needs to be widened to include a consideration of global/national responsibilities: the relationship of a woman who provides an egg to, following its fertilisation, the woman in whom the embryo is implanted....[Read More]


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