Assisted-suicide advocate uses law to kill himself
One of the first doctors to support Oregon’s controversial assisted-suicide law has used it to end his own life. One of the first doctors to...
US Supreme Court wrestles with posthumous conception
The US Supreme Court grappled this week for the first time with “posthumous conception”.Karen Capato gave birth to twins in 2003 – 18 months after...
UK surrogacy mum wants maternity leave
A British woman who had a child by surrogacy has sued for paid maternity leave. The woman, who remains anonymous, alleging sex and maternity discrimination,...
Stem cell therapy could bolster kidney transplant success
A kidney transplant patient’s own stem cells could replace anti-rejection medications, a new study suggests. A kidney transplant patient’s own stem cells could replace anti-rejection...
Has there been “a complete regulatory collapse” of UK abortions?
"I will do all government paperwork conscientiously" is not a clause in the Hippocratic Oath. Yet it is a significant aspect of an ethical doctor’s...
Is one in five abortion clinics breaking the law in the UK?
Abortion is back on the front pages of British papers with the news that abortion providers are routinely falsifying paperwork. The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley,...