Ethical questions need to be answered now that mitochondrial donation is permitted

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Maeve's Law was passed by the Australian parliament earlier this year, allowing Australian families access to mitochondrial donation, sometimes referred to as three-person IVF in a clinical trial. But now that this technology is permitted, experts say there are still some key ethical questions about how to do it appropriately.  They say questions around donor consent, access, donor anonymity and choosing the sex of the embryo - are just some of the issues that need addressing as Australia moves towards a clinical trial of mitochondrial donation.

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Organisation/s: Monash University, University of Wollongong, The University of Sydney
Funder: This project is being conducted with funding received from the Australian Government via the Medical Research Future Fund (Agreement #76744).
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