British prosecutor declines to lay charges for sex-selective abortions
England's Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to bring to trial doctors who agreed to do illegal sex-selective abortions. Telegraph reporters in a sting operation...
Legal complications of posthumous reproduction
Thanks to frozen sperm and frozen embryos, it is possible for a man to have offspring after death, even many years after his death. This...
Abandoned embryos in ethical and legal limbo
The heated discussion over IVF embryo disposal continues in the US and Canada. The heated discussion over IVF embryo disposal continues in the US and...
Doubts raised about organ transplant reforms in China
Strong criticisms have been levelled at 'reforms' to the organ trade currently being carried out by the Chinese government. Strong criticisms have been levelled supposed...
Most American doctors oppose physician-assisted suicide, according to NEJM poll
An on-line poll of readers of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the majority of American doctors are against physician-assisted suicide (PAS) An...
Eugenics revived
Hi there, If you search in Google News for “eugenics”, the principal story comes from North Carolina. Its legislature recently voted to distribute US$10 million...
Euthanased patients a new source of organ donations in Belgium
With a shortage of organ donors in Europe, Belgian doctors have a novel solution: patients with unbearable suffering donate their organs after voluntary euthanasia. With...
Feminist launches attack on the Pill
Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control, by English feminist writer Holly Grigg-Spall, is a passionate attack on hormonal contraceptives...
High number of C-sections may be due to monetary considerations
The rate of Caesarean sections in the US may be high because it is more profitable for doctors A new health-care study has suggested that...
More breakthroughs in Belgium
Hi there, Belgian surgeons have quietly announced that they have a new source for lung transplants – euthanased patients. Of course Belgium is a small...
False memories lead to good health
Would it be ethical to deliberately implant false memories if the outcome was better health? Elizabeth Loftus Manipulating memories has been a popular theme in...
Hospital first in US to treat internet addiction
A US hospital has become the first of its kind to offer a treatment program dealing with internet addiction. A US hospital has become the...