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Singapore’s low fertility rate cannot be rectified by new assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) and stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs)

Given that such new assisted reproductive technologies would be needed only by a tiny fraction of local patients facing extremely difficult infertility problems, these will not significantly improve Singapore’s ultra-low fertility rate. R&D for reproductive aims could be a waste of public resources.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Jun 12, 2025

Monash Bioethics Review

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Confugenics - the East Asian Iteration of Consumer Eugenics Spells Demographic Disaster

A new terminology - “Confugenics” is thus proposed to describe the prospective intersection of such emerging human enhancement and reprogenetic technologies with the fixation on academic achievements and social status shaped by hyper-competitive social norms within East Asian societies.

Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Jun 03, 2025

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