Bob Edwards and his Nobel gong
Hi there, This always happens. Go away on a holiday and the biggest story of the year breaks in your absence. Oh well. This time...
Only half of Belgium’s euthanasia cases are reported
However, Belgian academics wondered whether there might be abuses in unreported cases. There were. The law clearly stipulates that euthanasia is administering, supplying, or prescribing...
Is Geron’s embryonic stem cell trial the dawn of a new age?
Embryonic stem cells used for world-first treatment Doctors in the US have performed the world’s first treatment using embryonic stem cells, injecting the cells into...
Surrogate agrees to abort “defective” child
Canadian dispute When a Vancouver couple discovered that the child they had commissioned had Down syndrome, they urged their surrogate mother to abort it, a...
Doctors and nurses campaign for right to assist terminally ill in dying
Challenging medical bodies’ opposition to law changes Leading British doctors who support assisting the terminally ill to die launched an unprecedented campaign for change in...
My father was euthanased, says Michael Caine
At the actor's request Oscar-winning actor Sir Michael Caine has revealed that he arranged for his father to be euthanased in 1955. Sir Michael told...
Canadian journalist fights for abolition of sperm donor anonymity
Case held up in the courts A Canadian journalist is fighting a legal battle to find out who her sperm donor father is. Olivia Pratten,...
Indian doctors seek clarity on embryo import law
Govt responds to concerns of exploitation of surrogates The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines approved in 2007 prohibit the export of human embryos,...
Boy born from embryo frozen 20 years ago
Oldest-ever birth from frozen embryo An American woman has given birth to a boy who was created in an IVF clinic 20 years ago. This...
Father of IVF wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
But what for? The 2010 Nobel Laureate for Medicine is Robert G. Edwards, the British reproductive biologist who created the first IVF baby. The Nobel...