L. J. Goody Bioehtics Centre
The L J Goody Bioethics Centre is an agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth providing consultation, education and research in ethical aspects of contemporary health care practice and public health policy for the people of Western Australia
  • confidential free personal consultancy
  • on-call clinical ethics service
  • education programs
  • specialised library in bioethics and Catholic moral theology
  • contact point for the Catholic Doctors Association of WA
13 Jul 2010 : Is IVF technology affecting reproductive decisions?
Another hint that the availability of IVF technology may be influencing women's reproductive decision-making: it is now possible to freeze eggs until one's career is established or until 'Mr Right' comes along. This effectively pushes up the age at which some women will access IVF, which exactly contradicts the advice of most fertility specialists. To read more on this strange situation , click here.
13 Jul 2010 : Have your say on donor IVF
The Australian Senate is holding an inquiry into practices surrounding donor IVF, including a child's access to donor information, payment for donation, and limits on the number of families to benefit from one donor. The cut-off date for submissions is 30 July 2010. To have your say , click here.
01 Jun 2010 : Children of Donor Dads : The Full Report
To read the full 140-page report "My Daddy's Name is Donor: A New Study of Young Adults Conceived Through Sperm Donation" , click here.
01 Jun 2010 : Children of Donor Dads Tell Their Story
While they have a sense of being 'wanted' by their mothers, children born of donor sperm also have a sense that "they are a product made to suit their mother’s wishes rather than a natural happening" according to Elizabeth Marquardt from the Institute for American Values. To read the disturbing results of her recent survey , click here.