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In-vitro fertilization in France:200,000 “test-tube” babies in the last 30 years

Population and Societies

451, December 2008

Thanks to the contraceptive revolution, fewer and fewer unwanted babies are born. Today, couples want to choose the number of children they have, and the timing of their births. Expectations among potential parents are very high. Yet as age at childbearing increases, a growing number of couples now have problems conceiving, and are increasingly reliant on medical assistance to achieve a success-ful pregnancy outcome. At a time of renewed public debate on bioethics, Elise de la Rochebrochard explains how many children are born after in-vitro fertilization in France, how the country compares with its European neighbours, and how the situation is liable to evolve.

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