BioEdge

 One of the best-kept secrets of IVF is selective reduction -- killing one or more foetuses in the womb of a woman who is carrying...

 Evidence that morality is all in the brain keeps rolling in. The Washington Post recently highlighted research from the National Institutes of Health that appeared...

Adult stem cells have been used to deal with urinary incontinence, an increasingly common problem amongst older women. In the past, the problem had been...

The former head of China's Food and Drug Administration has been sentenced to death for taking US$850,000 in bribes and allowing tainted foodstuffs and medicines...

A new generation of abortion specialists is springing up in the US, according to the , energised by the plight of women who have to...

The US government is undertaking an ambitious US$50 million project over five years to conduct emergency medical treatment without obtaining consent from patients. It will...

America's icon of assisted suicide, Jack Kevorkian, will be able to celebrate his 79th birthday in relative freedom next week. After eight years in a...

The notion that any form of the death penalty must be considered "cruel and unusual punishment" has received a boost from the execution of 37-year-old...

 After months of consultation, the British government has released a draft overhaul of its contentious fertility legislation. Many significant changes have been made, but the...

A leading Chinese social scientist has praised his country's efforts to create and implement bioethical standards for research involving human subjects. Qiu Renzong, of the...

In the absence of clear legislation, a Chinese entrepreneur has set up a nationwide network of surrogacy offices, with more than 120 surrogate mothers. Liu...

 With 90% of pregnant women aborting a Down syndrome child after a positive prenatal test, American parents of Down syndrome children are turning into activists...