What Does UK's First Womb Transplant Mean For Trans Women?
Transplants for trans women might not be available for a few more decades.
Stay updated with breaking news from Professor Smith. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Transplants for trans women might not be available for a few more decades.
In a ground-breaking British first, a 40-year-old woman (a mother of two) donated her womb to her younger sister, in the hope that she, too, could experience the joy of motherhood.
A woman has donated her womb to her sister in the UK’s first uterine transplant – which surgeons have called a ‘massive success’.
The procedure, carried out at a hospital in Oxford, marks a huge breakthrough for thousands of British women who might otherwise be unable to give birth.
University of California, Riverside, professor resigns after colleagues alleged her Cherokee heritage claims were fraudulent. She had remained employed in academe despite years of denunciations. Andrea Smith has been publicly criticized for her contested claims of Cherokee heritage for at least 15 years. Despite this, she remained employed as a prominent Native American studies scholar.