back from holidays
Hi there, We’re back after summer (we write from the southern hemisphere) holidays with lots of plans for the new year. High on the agenda...
Do neo-Nazis deserve medical treatment?
German surgeon refuses to operate A surgeon who refused to operate on an already anaesthetised man because he had a swastika tattoo should not be...
UK fertility watchdog wants patients to be warned about birth defects
Links to be acknowledged The UK’s fertility watchdog is to tell IVF clinics that they should warn parents about the risk of birth defects, says...
Japanese politician has IVF baby at 50
Conservative policies make IVF and surrogacy in Japan very difficult A 50-year-old Japanese woman once touted as a possible prime minister has given birth after...
Organs of 9-year-old in Tuscon shooting donated
Received by girl in Boston The organs of the 9-year-old girl whodied in the Tuscon, Arizona, shooting which left six people dead and a US...
A tragic call for euthanasia
Sydney "hippies" and their disabled daughter Is the tragic drowning of a disabled toddler in Sydney an indirect consequence of publicity given to the merits...
Heated debate over Jewish organ transplants
Jews debate brain death transplants In the on-going debate over the ethics of removing organs from “brain dead” patients, the conservative view has scored a...