Russian beauty clinics trading in aborted foetuses
Aborted Ukrainian foetuses are being smuggled into Russia to be used as beauty therapies in Russia, the Observer newspaper (UK) claims. Young women are being...
Euthanasia kits for sale in Belgian pharmacies
Family doctors who want to euthanase their patients can now purchase a 60-Euro kit with the necessary materials at 250 pharmacies throughout Belgium. According to...
California scientist impatient for human stem cell trials
A California specialist in stem cell cures for spinal cord injuries and his financial backer are lobbying to test his novel techniques on humans without...
Three’s not a crowd for New Zealand kids
New Zealand children would be able to have three legal parents if changes to parenthood laws tabled in Parliament are adopted. According to an official...
Old adult stem cells can become cancerous
Supporters of research on embryonic stem cells have been cheered by a report in the New Scientist that old adult stem cells can also turn...
Australian govt proposes cutbacks to IVF funding
IVF has become a political football in Australia after Federal government ministers hinted that women's entitlement to funding for unlimited IVF cycles would be rolled...
1 in 25 Danes born through IVF
The latest European statistics show that 3.9% of all births in Denmark came as a result of IVF -- probably the highest proportion in the...
IN BRIEF: Frankenstein rice; suicide; IVF death
GM foods: Japanese scientists have developed a strain of rice with a human gene which is resistant to pesticides and could be used to clean...