UK doctors fibbing about Down syndrome, says expert
Trying to spare feelings of women Studies have shown that 92% of Down Syndrome babies are aborted in the UK each year, much the same...
Biometrics sparks privacy fears in Ireland
Collecting biometric information could put civil liberties and privacy at risk Collecting biometric information could put civil liberties and privacy at risk, despite considerable benefits,...
London hosts first fertility trade show
What financial crisis? IVF in Britain is a 500 million pound industry, so it's surprising that no one had ever organised one before: a fertility...
Progress for gene therapy
Hopes for gene therapy rewarded by recent studies After years in the wilderness, gene therapy may be about to make a comeback. In an editorial...
Why not criticise Israeli doctors, asks WMA critic
Feud between Blachar and Summerfield The World Medical Association recently called on Iran to respect the International Code of Medical Ethics after hearing reports of...
Disabled boy in UK to be allowed to die
Father withdraws opposition to Baby RB's death Last week BioEdge reported that a UK hospital had asked the High Court if it could allow a...
Australian police raid euthanasia activists
More about the peaceful pill Australian police have raided the Melbourne headquarters of Exit International, the euthanasia organisation headed by Dr Philip Nitschke. They were...
British scientists try again to sell hybrid embryos to a sceptical public
Now by the Academy of Medical Sciences After a great kerfuffle last year, UK parliament authorised scientists to create hybrid animal-human embyros under licence. However,...
India cracks down on sex-selection
Two sentenced in Mumbai India is showing some signs of cracking down on sex-selection tests which allow women to abort baby girls. Two doctors have...
Mexican doctors in baby-stealing ring
Baby costs US$1,140 Three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist at a private hospital in Mexico City have been arrested for allegedly selling newborn babies...