Woman to donate womb to her daughter
Sara Ottoson, 25, of Stockholm, Sweden, could be the first woman to bear a child using the same womb in which she was conceived and...
Oregon senate approves ban on suicide kits
The Oregon House of Representatives has approved a ban on the sale and marketing of suicide kits, a month after senators voted unanimously for a...
Israeli feminists slate surrogacy
The Israeli feminist group Isha L’Isha has published a harshly critical report on surrogate motherhood.The Israeli feminist group Isha L’Isha has published a harshly critical...
Rights court sanctions Poland in abortion case
The Polish government may have to revise its abortion legislation after an exceptionally tragic case in which a woman carrying a foetus with genetic abnormalities...
Cloning still unpopular: Gallup poll
Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll shows that 84% of Americans still oppose human cloning.Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll shows that 84% of Americans...
“Pre-crime” terrorist detector field tested in US
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has completed a first round of field-testing on a program designed to spot people who intend to commit...
Melbourne egg donation hobbyist may hold world record
When Melbourne office worker Faith Haugh, 41, exceeded Australia’s legal cap for individuals to donate their eggs, she went overseas to fulfil a desire to...
Should men be allowed to father children from the grave?
Fertility treatment is usually marketed as assistance for an infertile partner. But a dead partner? Fertility from the grave may seem ghoulish, but it is...
FBI raids suicide kit maker’s house
Last week, 91-year-old California resident Sharlotte Hydorn was visited by a dozen FBI agents.Last week, 91-year-old California resident Sharlotte Hydorn was visited by a dozen...
Costa Rica given another extension on IVF
By Central American standards, Costa Rica is a paragon of human rights. The US State Department’s human rights report for 2010 declared that there was...
Committee investigates ethical violations in HPV vaccine trials
An expert committee set up to investigate the conduct of trials of human papillomavirus (HPV) in India has reported far-reaching ethical violations.An expert committee set...
Woman had 2 children after secretly taking ex-husband’s frozen sperm
A father was forced to pay his ex-wife £100,000 so that she can raise two children she conceived via IVF without his consent after secretly...