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American Psychiatric Association takes historic stand on assisted suicide and euthanasia
Americans could put pressure on Netherlands and Belgium The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has taken a strong stand against euthanasia. In a formal position statement...
All boxes ticked, UK rolls out 3-parent embryo treatment
Not everyone is enthusiastic Government regulators in the UK have given a green light to the creation of three-parent embryos to combat mitochondrial disease. A...
Mexican IVF clinic to use three-parent embryo technique
It expects 20 patients in the first half of the yearAlejandro Chavez-Badiola: director of New Hope Fertility Center Mexico The three-parent baby technique for...
Italian doctor describes his handiwork as mercy, not murder
Confusing reports on his motives in the deathsLeonardo Cazzaniga escorted by carabinieri LATE FLASH! Here’s an update on the romantically involved doctor and nurse...
Zika virus: dangerous but still puzzling
Two studies with different results Nearly half of women infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus experience some complications with their pregnancy, according to a preliminary...
Euthanasia in Alberta seems to be accelerating
Nurses authorised to carry out euthanasia Expanding their skill set in Alberta Euthanasia in Canada is developing its own characteristics, some of which are...
Fertility restored to girl whose ovarian tissue was frozen
The first successful pregnancy after pre-pubertal freezing of ovarian tissue A woman has given birth to a healthy child after her fertility was restored with...
Predicting adult crimes from observing toddlers
New Zealand data shows that 80% of social costs are incurred by 20% of the population Big data makes it possible to predict which children...
How to fill the bioethics void in Trump’s presidency
What we need is a populist bioethics commission, says Wesley Smith This time back in 2008, the transition team of Barack Obama was running a...