Chicago IVF clinic claims that PGD does not harm embryo
A leading centre for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, the Reproductive Institute of Chicago, has concluded that extracting a cell from an eight-cell embryo to test it...
Fears of animal liberation radicals growing in US
The new president of the world's largest animal rights group has vowed to take his group into a new era of animal protection advocacy, while...
Curb potential conflicts of interest, US science boss told
The US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) wants the National Institutes of Health to revise its revised ethical standards so that its scientists will not...
Australian call for a more liberal uniform abortion law
A prominent Melbourne obstetrician and an Oxford bioethicist have called for a uniform Australian abortion law to allow termination at any stage in a pregnancy...
ODD SPOT: letting off steam
Bioethical controversies often generate heated language -- often more heated than enlightened. This extract from a press release issued by the Libertarian Alliance, which describes...
UK scientists given green light to clone embryos
Scientists at the University of Newcastle have been given permission by the UK's fertility regulator to clone human embryos for medical research. The university's stem...
Kerry using promise of stem cell cures to unseat Bush
Touting a particular cure for dread diseases seems an odd way to campaign for president of the United States. But Democratic candidate John Kerry thinks...
Terminal sedation becoming the way to go in the Netherlands
About 10 per cent of all deaths in the Netherlands in 2001 were due to terminal sedation -- drugging patients and stopping all food and...
Traditional Aborigines fear death in hospitals
Many Australian Aborigines living in a traditional lifestyle end their days in city hospitals, lonely, confused and afraid of euthanasia, a researcher claims. Dr Pam...
British patient wins right-to-life ruling
And in the UK, a patient who feared that doctors would withdraw food and drink against his wishes has won a landmark case. The High...
Doctors tend to ignore living wills
A small US study shows that nearly two-thirds of doctors would not follow instructions in living wills because of pressure from family members or because...
Embryo mix-up mother wins US$1 million
A San Francisco IVF clinic has settled out of court for US$1 million after implanting the wrong embryo in a 48-year-old single woman four years...