Embryo Research

Mitochondrial Donation

In March 2022, the Australian Federal parliament legalised the controversial procedure of Mitochondrial Donation, an assisted reproductive technology which allows combination of DNA from the parents and a female donor to create an embryo. Ethicentre made a submission to the 2021 Senate Inquiry which preceded the parliamentary debate.

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