- Senators give push for ‘three-person IVF’
The Australian, 28 June 2018 - ‘Three parent baby’ IVF technique on track to become legal in Australia
Sydney Morning Herald, 28 June 2018 - Senate explores ‘three parent babies’ and mitochondrial donation
ABC, 28 June 2018 - UK doctors select first women to have ‘three-person babies’
The Guardian (UK), 2 February 2018 - Attitudes of Australian women and/or couples affected by mitochondrial disease towards mitochondrial donation
Devika Sathe, University of Sydney, 2017 - Disease-free babies with donor DNA on the way UK experts granted world-first licence for mitochondrial donation IVF
- AMDF, March 2017
- The Mito Foundation welcomes HFEA approval of mitochondrial donation in UK
AMDF, December 2016 - First successful birth using mitochondrial donation
BBC, September 2016 - Scientists find new ‘three parent’ IVF techniques safe in lab tests
Sydney Morning Herald, June 2016 - Study into Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy Appears to Answer Key Questions of DNA Compatibility
Mitochondrial Disease News, May 2016 - ‘Three-parent IVF’ needed
The Australian, September 2015 - Decision to allow ‘three-person IVF’ should be welcomed
The Conversation, February 2015 - Mitochondrial Donation – How Many Women Could Benefit?
New England Journal of Medicine, February 2015 - Oh, Baby
The Economist, February 2015 - Parliament should approve regulations for mitochondrial donation
The Guardian, January 2015 – an article written for The Guardian supporting the UK decision to legalise mitochondrial donation. Scientists and clinicians from around the world, including members of the Mito Foundation’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Panel Prof John Christodoulou, Prof Mike Ryan, Prof Carolyn Sue, and Prof David Thorburn, contributed to the piece. - The ethics of three-person IVF
The Conversation, August 2014 - Mitochondrial donation: an introductory briefing note (PDF 427KB)
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), October 2014 - Eugenics and the ethics of selective reproduction
Keele University, July 2013 - How worried should we be about the ‘slippery slope to designer babies’?
BioNews, July 2013 - Is mitochondrial replacement therapy eugenic and incompatible with human dignity?
BioNews, December 2013 - Mitochondria Replacement – Some Facts… (Video 6m 20s)
HFEA, 2013 – used to explain the technique during the public consultation process - Report of the Independent Review of the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 and Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002
Legislation Review Committee, June 2011 (PDF 1.83MB)
Key UK Consultations and Reviews
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Review of scientific methods to avoid mitochondrial disease 2013
HFEA, 2013 - HFEA agreed advice to Government on the ethics and science of mitochondrial replacement
HFEA, 2013 - Novel techniques for prevention of mitochondrial DNA disorders: an ethical review (PDF 162KB)
Nuffield Council of Bioethics, February 2012
Report from US Institute of Medicine
- Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques: Ethical, Social, and Policy Considerations Report in Brief (PDF 492KB)
Institute of Medicine, February 2016 - The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine media release
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, February 2016
Mitochondrial Donation
Symposia Presentations
Prof John Carroll – Dean, Faculty of Biomedical and Psychological Sciences, Monash University
Prof John Christodoulou – Director, Western Sydney Genetics Program
Dr Damian Dowling – Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Prof Mary Herbert – Professor of Reproductive Biology, Newcastle University
Nancy Lee – Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Department, Strategy, Wellcome Trust
Louise Johnson – Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)
Rhonda Murray – strong family link to mitochondrial disease
Dr Ainsley Newson – Senior Lecturer in Bioethics, The University of Sydney
Prof Mike Ryan – Head, Mitochondrial Laboratory, Monash University
Prof David Thorburn – Group Leader of Mitochondrial Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institue
Q&A Panel – Melbourne
Q&A Panel – Sydney