'Maeve's law' would let IVF parents access technology to prevent mitochondrial disease. Here's what the Senate is debating
- Written by: David Thorburn, co-Group Leader, Brain & Mitochondrial Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Courtesy of Louise Hyslop & Mary Herbert, Univ. Newcastle upon TyneThe Senate is this week debating “Maeve’s law” – a proposal to legalise access to new assisted reproductive techniques that will reduce the risk of parents passing on mitochondrial disease to their children.
Maeve with her mother Sarah Hood.Photo courtesy...