Thai court grants Japanese man custody of 13 surrogate children
An extraordinary commercial surrogacy court case has come to a close. Earlier this month BioEdge reported on a court case involving a 28-year-old Japanese man,...
Potential organ donors fear inadequate treatment
Why are people reluctant to sign-up as organ donors? Why are people reluctant to sign-up as organ donors? A group of medical researchers from Emory...
Date set for Ireland’s abortion referendum
Ireland will go to the polls on May 25Ireland will go to the polls on May 25 to vote on the country’s constitutional ban on...
Belgium’s euthanasia commission under fire after shock letter by whistleblower
But commission denies that there has been any negligenceEvidence of gross negligence is mounting against Belgium’s peak euthanasia regulatory body, the Federal Commission for Euthanasia...
Ukraine: a new surrogacy hotspot
An increasingly number of desperate couples are descending on Ukraine. With several Asian countries having outlawed commercial surrogacy, more and more desperate couples are descending...
Former NFL players turn to stem-cell therapies for help
Several former members of the Dallas Cowboys have received stem-cell therapy in Mexico. Former NFL players are turning to unapproved stem-cell treatments to deal with...
Netherlands passes opt-out organ donation law
Persons over the age of 18 must notify authorities if they don't want to donate. The Netherlands has joined Belgium and Spain in adopting “opt-out”...
ACLU challenges Ohio’s down syndrome abortion law
The ACLU has launched a legal challenge against Ohio’s new down syndrome abortion law. The ACLU has launched a legal challenge against Ohio’s new down...
‘Father of 15’ testifies at surrogacy trial
A Japanese man believed to have fathered 15 surrogate children has testified in a Thai court. Mitsutoki Shigeta A Japanese man believed to have fathered...
South Korea’s advance directives program goes into effect
A law that allows dying patients to refuse certain forms of life-sustaining treatment has come into effect in South Korea. The law, which was passed...
Disability rights activists decry Delaware assisted suicide bill
The bill would allow assisted suicide for patients with intellectual disabilities. Disability rights activists have criticised an assisted suicide bill currently being debated in Delaware,...
Dental students and professor pose for photo with two severed heads
Dental students and a professor have been chided for taking a selfie with severed heads. Dental students and a professor from the University of Connecticut...