Singapore should not Invest in Research and Development (R&D) of In Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG) Technology for Human Clinical Assisted Reproduction

Singapore’s highly restrictive laws governing assisted reproduction—specifically the ban on surrogacy, the exclusion of same-sex couples from accessing fertility treatments, and strict limits on the number of donor offspring—will severely stifle any return on investment in IVG technology.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

May 28, 2026

Policy Actions on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) to Address Singapore's Fertility and Demographic Challenges

As the Singapore government deliberates policy actions on IVF and other ARTs to address the nation's low birthrate, it must carefully consider caveats and potential pitfalls to ensure effective and ethically sound outcomes.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

May 22, 2026

Reform Singapore's Education System to Counter Fertility and Demographic Decline - A Policy Assessment White Paper

Singapore's competitive educational system is in urgent and dire need of radical reforms to overcome the nation's fertility and demographic crisis.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

May 20, 2026

News and Opinion

Should Singapore Legislate Paid Fertility Leave for IVF Treatment? A Policy Brief and White Paper.

Legislated fertility leave is the decisive, common-sense step that Singapore must take to secure her demographic future.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

May 06, 2026

Should Singapore’s CPF MediSave Fund Elective Egg Freezing (EEF) and PGT-A? A Policy Evaluation White Paper

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

May 02, 2026

Singapore Government Co-funding and Subsidies for Private IVF Treatment - A Policy Risk Assessment White Paper

News and Opinion

Singapore Government Co-funding and Subsidies for Private IVF Treatment - A Policy Risk Assessment White Paper

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Apr 26, 2026

Should Singapore Raise or Lift the Current Age Limit of Elective Egg Freezing to Beyond 37 Years Old?

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Apr 23, 2026

Asian Bioethics Review

Behind the Paper

PGT-WGS (Preimplantation Genetic Testing with Whole Genome Sequencing) in Malaysia and Singapore

IVF Patients Beware! Profit-driven fertility clinics can readily exploit patients' ignorance and current sociocultural conditions to market the PGT-WGS platform that combines PGT-A, PGT-M, PGT-SR, and PGT-P for comprehensive IVF genetic testing, even though it cannot improve IVF success rates.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Mar 28, 2026

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Singapore should not Invest in Research and Development (R&D) of In Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG) Technology for Human Clinical Assisted Reproduction

Policy Actions on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) to Address Singapore's Fertility and Demographic Challenges

Reform Singapore's Education System to Counter Fertility and Demographic Decline - A Policy Assessment White Paper

Should Singapore Legislate Paid Fertility Leave for IVF Treatment? A Policy Brief and White Paper.

Should Singapore’s CPF MediSave Fund Elective Egg Freezing (EEF) and PGT-A? A Policy Evaluation White Paper

Singapore Government Co-funding and Subsidies for Private IVF Treatment - A Policy Risk Assessment White Paper

Should Singapore Raise or Lift the Current Age Limit of Elective Egg Freezing to Beyond 37 Years Old?

PGT-WGS (Preimplantation Genetic Testing with Whole Genome Sequencing) in Malaysia and Singapore

Singapore TFR (Total Fertility Rate) - Consequences of Female Hypergamy, Child Perfectionism, and Misuse of New Reprogenetic Technologies such as Polygenic Embryo Screening (PES) and Gene Editing

Refund, Reimbursement, or Compensation of Past Medical Fees for Unused Surplus Frozen Egg Donation, together with Medical Fee Subsidies for Freeze and Share Schemes, are Unethical

Regulating Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) or the Three-Parent IVF Technique in Singapore

Donation of Unused Surplus Frozen Eggs by former Elective Egg Freezing (EEF) Patients - Counseling of Prospective Donors

Artificial Womb Technology (Ectogenesis) in Singapore - Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues

Regulation of Polygenic Embryo Screening (PGT-P) in Singapore

Regulation of Human Genome Editing in Singapore

Counseling for Elective Egg Freezing in Singapore

Liberal Eugenics (New Eugenics) - Heritable Polygenic Genome Editing in Singapore

Public Consultation on In Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG) and Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models (SCBEMs) by the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) of Singapore is Needed

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

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