Greg Hunt wants to legalise ‘three-parent IVF’

Called 'Maeve's Law', the minister's legislation if passed by parliament will allow mitochondrial donation
Joel Hood, Sarah Hood and daughter Maeve Hood in Melbourne. Maeve has Leigh Syndrome.
Joel, Sarah and daughter Maeve Hood in Melbourne. Maeve has Leigh Syndrome. Photo: Newspix

This morning Minister for Health Greg Hunt surprised more than a few people by opening a conversation on human germline modification. 

He declared that within an hour he would be introducing a bill to parliament to permit mitochondrial donation which could then be used to create what the tabloids love to call “three-parent babies”.