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Doctors uneasy over drug for short children
A year after the US pharmaceutical regulator liberalised restrictions on a growth hormone for short but healthy children, prescriptions have increased 38%. But the popular...
Some UK anglican clerics back euthanasia
In the midst of a public debate over a bill which would allow assisted suicide, prominent Anglican clergymen in Britain are voicing their support for...
California’s stem cell institute under fire
The governance of California's new US$3 billion institute for stem cell research, which was approved by voters last November, has come under attack for insufficient...
Desperate Californians seek stem cell treatment overseas
Some American physicians are using so-called embryonic stem cells to treat patients without proper scientific trials. A feature in the Sacramento Bee alleges that two...
So you want to be a parent? UK to revise IVF rules
The UK's fertility clinic regulator has launched a public consultation on what qualities are needed to become an IVF parent. The current guidelines require clinics...
Abortion doctor reveals her frustration over lack of support
An anonymous abortion provider has given an fascinating insight into her own misgivings about her job. Writing in Boston Magazine, the doctor says she does...
Lawyers cater for homosexual dads
Some US law firms are specialising in arranging surrogate mothers for homosexuals who want to be fathers. A feature in the Washington Post profiles Creative...
US writer warns of irrelevance for bioethics
American bioethics will become irrelevant unless it returns to its origins in human rights law, says Boston University Professor George Annas in a new book....
IN BRIEF: Kentucky; cloned pet; sperm donors; IVF error
A state medical panel has dismissed a claim that the governor of Kentucky, who is also a medical doctor, should be deregistered for ordering an...