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Bioethics is a sub-branch of ethics, so one would expect its practitioners to be ethically exemplary. But one of America’s leading bioethicists has expressed his...

Some Wisconsin doctors could be in hot water because they signed sick notes for striking teachers without normal consultations. Some of the doctors wore white...

Bangkok police have uncovered a baby-breeding racket based in Taiwan using at least 14 surrogate mothers from Vietnam. One woman was in hospital delivering her...

Hi there, What drives people to consider assisted suicide and euthanasia is the thought of becoming dependent and undignified. Speaking personally, I would respond that...

A harrowing report on care for the elderly has accused the UK hospital system of lacking care and compassion and failing to meet even the...

A secret UK court is studying whether it should authorise the compulsory sterilisation of a 21-year-old woman. A secret UK court is studying whether it...

Hundreds of thousands of DNA profiles kept by police in the UK are to be deleted after a ruling by the European Court of Human...

Following up on a BioEdge story from two weeks ago, a surrogate mother who kept her baby after a six-months-long court case has revealed why...

A 2009 ruling that didn't prevent doctors who assist patients to commit suicide from being criminally charged may leave the state of Montana in limbo...

Hi there, As the business of assisted reproductive technology becomes more and more widespread, more and more people are asking whether it needs to be...

Contains controversial recommentations Australian children born from sperm or egg donation should have the right to track their parents with the help of a national...

  Spinal bifida babies who are operated on in the womb are far less likely to have complications than babies operated on after birth, according...