As simple as 2+2
Hi there, Thank God that journalism is not a trade that requires credentials or I would be out of a job. A little literary ability,...
Celebrating the festive season in the UK
A new scheme launched by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service has made getting the morning after pill as easy as ordering a pizza – but...
Obama administration bans morning-after pill for under-17s
In a surprise move, the Obama Administration has overruled a decision by the Federal Food and Drug Adminisration to allow girls under 17 to buy...
Is China harvesting organs from ethnic minorities?
A frightening article in the Weekly Standard sheds some light on the situation. Investigative journalist Ethan Gutmann interviewed several Uighur refugees now living in the...
Are 98% of UK abortions “technically illegal”?
The keenness of British journalists to score exclusives and to run down the last details of stories are legendary – or at least they are...
Hope for cure for cleft palate
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos. The research breakthrough may show the way...
Is the slippery slope at work in Belgium?
The “slippery slope” is often derided as a logical fallacy. But when one of the leading advocacy groups for euthanasia in Belgium posts an article...
Massachusetts Medical Society reasserts opposition to physician-assisted suicide
The 23,000 members of the Massachusetts Medical Society have voted against physician-assisted suicide. Its House of Delegates voted by a large majority for maintaining a...
Cloning in Korea
The recent past of Korea’s cloning research is best described as dubious. Disgraced Seoul University professor Hwang Woo-suk claimed in 2004 to have cloned human...
Many surrogate children end up in legal limbo
In a story that contrasts with the optimistic surrogacy story in BioEdge last week, at least 15 children born to Irish couples who used overseas...
Drug wakes those who are near death
A gripping feature about the mysteries of the human brain and parental love appeared in the New York Times recently. A gripping feature about the...