IVF clinic’s embryo specimen mix-up linked to ‘intentional unlawful conduct’

A mix-up of embryo biopsy specimens may have been caused by “intentional unlawful conduct” at a private fertility clinic, which breached the code of practice for reproductive technology by lacking sufficient protective measures, a Hong Kong regulator has found. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology said on Friday that, following an investigation into the incident, it had ordered service provider Heal Fertility to comply with the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance and the code to...