Bush vows to veto stem cell bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill by a vote of 238 to 194 which would allow federal funding for research on IVF...
Words become weapons in stem cell debate
The current US debate over stem cells has reignited complaints from both sides that their opponents are manipulating words for political gain. House of Representatives...
UK report calls for reduction in animal tests
A major British report into animal experimentation has concluded that testing should be reduced, even though it acknowledges that it has helped in significant medical...
Germline modification now on the horizon
A new report finds that recent rapid advances in stem cell research and genetic technologies make it far more likely than generally thought that human...
Mind your ethics, Doc, says health minister
Doctors should not take their high ethical standing for granted, the Australian health minister has warned in a scathing address. Tony Abbott said that doctors'...
Surrogates working for gay couples
Some American surrogate mothers prefer bearing children for gay couples because their involvement in the pregnancy is less stressful than that of heterosexual couples. According...
Abortion drug is “essential medicine”, say WHO and The Lancet
An editorial in The Lancet has demanded that chemical abortion drugs be placed on the World Health Organisation's list of "essential medicines". More than two...