Australia launches inquiry into forced sterilisation of disabled
Hi there, As usual, the US election is being described as a choice between Armageddon and Götterdämmerung. But in all likelihood, whether it’s Barack Obama...
Australia launches inquiry into forced sterilisation of disabled
Australia regards itself as a champion of human rights, but in 2011 the United Nations Human Rights Council has detected an abuse – the involuntary...
Legal adventures 3: NJ surrogacy case dashes mother’s hopes
A deadlocked New Jersey Supreme Court has denied the “constitutional right” of a woman to place her name on a birth certificate instead of a...
Legal adventures 2: gay sperm donor hit for child support 13 years later
A gay man in the UK has been startled to learn that he will have to pay child support for two children he fathered –...
Legal adventures 1: Italian IVF baby removed from elderly “narcissistic” parents
A girl conceived with donated eggs and sperm for an elderly Italian couple will be put up for adoption after a court found that they...
World Medical Association strengthens opposition to capital punishment
The World Medical Association has strengthened its opposition to capital punishment The World Medical Association has strengthened its opposition to capital punishment with a resolution...
Leading health expert slams assisted suicide in NY Times
Dr Ezekiel J. Emanuel refutes four myths about assisted suicide in the New York TimesDr Ezekiel J. Emanuel was one of the most reviled figures...
Massachusetts assisted suicide struggling
Ted Kennedy's widow and the Boston Globe give it the thumbs down. Is Tuesday’s referendum on assisted suicide in Massachusetts doomed? The widow of Senator...
Boy born without a brain dies after three years
Some parents care for disabled children. Some let them die. A Colorado family is mourning this week the death of a son who was born...
IVF young adults are well-adjusted and happy, say researchers
An Australian study has found that IVF-conceived children are just as well-adjusted and satisfied with life as naturally-conceived children.An Australian study has found that IVF-conceived...