Amendments to the IVF law will allow genetic testing prior to implantation to enable doctors to look out for certain conditions such as Huntingtons' Disease, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday. He said this testing for monogenic disorders would allow parents to know of complications if they went ahead with the implantation of the embryo with a genetic condition. Embryos with such a condition would not be discarded but may be given up for adoption, he said. The minister was speaking at a press conference where he unveiled the proposed changes to the law. Insisting that the success rate of Malta's IVF procedures is way better than the European average, Fearne said the changes will give more options to couples with medical issues such as infertility. Since the IVF service at Mater Dei Hospital started in 2014, 418 "miracle babies" were born through this procedure, the minister said. Last year was a successful year for IVF, with one of every five cycles resulting in pregnancy, an improvement over the previous year. Fearne said the new amendments will tweak the law in line with medical advances. These include allowing gamete donations between same-sex couples. Other...