Depressed woman takes Dr Nitschke’s advice
Depressed mother of four kills herself in Mexico with Nembutal A suicidal woman in the state of Western Australia with four young children found what...
Reprogramming forges ahead
Scientists use reprogrammed cells to create ALS stem cell line Developments with stem cells come so thick and fast nowadays that it's hard for journalists...
Stop at two to save the planet, say British doctors
But they’re opposed to coercionFamily doctors in Britain should rebuke women who want to have more than two children, according to a guest editorial in...
Puberty suppression ethical for children, says ethicicist
Unethical to defer treatmentSex change operations for adults relatively commonplace. But sex change for children and adolescents still sparks controversy. The treatment for gender identity...
Move to change California law to allow egg sales
Therapeutic cloning could collapse without it. Even though therapeutic cloning, which requires eggs to create embryos and human embryonic stem cells, appears to be fading...
Higher infant mortality rates not IVF’s fault, says Norwegian study
Probably related to underlying infertility It is well-known that IVF babies have higher mortality rates, are more likely to be premature, and have a small...
Using Darwinism to explain religion
Infectious disease is ultimate cause of religious diversity It was Richard Dawkins who concocted the notion of memes, ideas which propagate themselves like a virus...
We’ll pay you to die, but not to live
Oregon offers cancer victims a choice Is this a case of bureaucratic madness or bureaucratic thrift? The state health insurer in the American state of...
Schiavo battle could be fought again in California
Family wants woman to live; government wants to allow her to die A woman lies in an irreversible coma for two years. She has left...
Is contraception a form of abortion? Yes, says Bush Admin
Proposed definition would include many forms of birth control Although the Bush Administration days are numbered, it is still capable of needling feminists and abortion...
Many IVF techniques ‘untested and hugely expensive’, say experts
Desperate couples will do anything to have a child IVF is generally believed to be a benign, if expensive, form of treatment for infertility. However,...
Romance and your genes
A Swiss company offers to find a soulmate based on your DNA Looking for your soulmate to be your life companion? Simple: use a cotton...
