‘Reproductive freedom’ at risk
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Is ‘reproductive freedom’ a dinosaur?
What happens when private interests trump public necessity? The 20 or so candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 Presential run are hawking different...
When your fertility doctor gets a bit too involved
Some have been using their own sperm to get clients pregnant In the era of artificial reproduction, an unexpected hazard has been discovered: doctors who...
After 5 years, defying the doctors, Li Zhihua wakes up
A wife’s devotion pays off A Chinese man has regained consciousness after five years in a coma during which his wife nursed him every day,...
Japanese scientists find simple method of sex selection
If it works in mice, it could also work with humansA simple, reversible chemical treatment can segregate X-bearing sperm from Y-bearing sperm, allowing dramatic alteration...
How should chimeric embryo research be regulated?
Amazingly, recent experiments fall between regulatory stools in Australia Experiments with chimeras will lead to greater knowledge and better health. Or that’s the argument of...
Germline editing may be far from meeting legal standards in US
The risks for a child-to-be are not outweighed by direct benefits Proposed trials in germline editing – the deliberate modification of genes passed on to...
Conscientious objection: how much discretionary power should physicians have?
And how should we understand the idea of 'the patient's good'? There has been significant debate about conscientious objection in healthcare in recent years. Some...