No anonymity means fewer UK sperm donors
The UK's new National Sperm Bank has been struggling to find volunteers. The UK’s new national sperm bank – established after the country changed its...
European court strikes down challenge to embryo law
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a case that would have overruled existing Italian law on the use of frozen embryos in research....
Antipsychotic drugs given to children with disabilities
Research in the British Medical Journal has revealed that people with intellectual disabilities are routinely being given antipsychotic drugs to treat disruptive behaviour. Research in...
The eternal return of the embryo debate
Leading UK gene-editing research funders have issued a position statement tacitly supporting research using human embryos. Leading UK gene-editing research funders have issued a position...
The Lancet and assisted dying
At long last, Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, appears to have made up his mind about whether to support “assisted dying” in the United...