UK scientists given green light to clone embryos
Scientists at the University of Newcastle have been given permission by the UK's fertility regulator to clone human embryos for medical research. The university's stem...
Kerry using promise of stem cell cures to unseat Bush
Touting a particular cure for dread diseases seems an odd way to campaign for president of the United States. But Democratic candidate John Kerry thinks...
Terminal sedation becoming the way to go in the Netherlands
About 10 per cent of all deaths in the Netherlands in 2001 were due to terminal sedation -- drugging patients and stopping all food and...
Traditional Aborigines fear death in hospitals
Many Australian Aborigines living in a traditional lifestyle end their days in city hospitals, lonely, confused and afraid of euthanasia, a researcher claims. Dr Pam...
British patient wins right-to-life ruling
And in the UK, a patient who feared that doctors would withdraw food and drink against his wishes has won a landmark case. The High...
Doctors tend to ignore living wills
A small US study shows that nearly two-thirds of doctors would not follow instructions in living wills because of pressure from family members or because...
Embryo mix-up mother wins US$1 million
A San Francisco IVF clinic has settled out of court for US$1 million after implanting the wrong embryo in a 48-year-old single woman four years...
Australian IVF study confirms rare birth defect
Children conceived by IVF are nine times as likely to have a rare genetic disorder, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, as naturally- conceived children. In an article published...
IN BRIEF: Danish IVF ~ European palliative care ~ Terri Schiavo
The latest figures from Denmark show that 5 per cent of births, or one child in 20, are the result of in vitro fertilisation.Young American...