A Spanish clinic is running an ‘embryo adoption programme’. The programme sees embryos donated to other women if the couple who created them doesn’t know what they wish to do with their embryos, or if they don’t respond to correspondence from

, reports the Daily Mail.The couple had several options for the spare embryos, including donating the embryos to a clinic or for stem cell research. They decided to advertise the embryos to families in need online so that the children would be able to grow

The HFEA (who regulate human fertilisation treatment and embryo research in the UK) have agreed that a clinic in north east England can offer the incentive of reduced fees for IVF in return for the donation of spare eggs, for the purposes

embryo at a time during a cycle of treatment. However, as the incidence of multiple pregnancy dramatically rose, so the Human Fertilsation and Embryology Authority decided to impose a limit on how many embryos could be transferred at one go, during IVF

.This is the first case of its kind that has gone to court and the Human Fertility and Embryo Authority (HFEA) has since launched an investigation into similar sperm donor websites. This case has brought up the question of the legality of these sites that operate