Canada: the latest surrogacy hotspot?
Data suggests that almost half of intending parents live abroad. Canada may have become a hotspot for international surrogacy, with data suggesting that almost half...
Inquiry into NHS blood scandal begins
A public inquiry has begun into the use of contaminated blood for patients with bleeding disorders. A public inquiry has begun in the UK into...
Trump administration to review human fetal tissue research
HHS is conducting an audit of all acquisitions involving human fetal tissue. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a comprehensive...
India’s Supreme Court rules on biometric ID system
The Indian government will be restricted in its use of the system's data India’s Supreme Court has ruled to significantly limit the use of the...
French ethics committee opposes euthanasia, endorses IVF for all women
The report recommends palliative sedation as a legal alternative. A peak ethics authority in France has recommended that the prohibition on assisted suicide in the...
Charlie Gard amendment introduced into British parliament
The amendment would allow mediation before disputes go to court. An amendment to the UK’s Mental Capacity (Amendment) bill has been introduced in British Parliament,...
“Baby factories” in the Ukraine exposed
Damning reports have emerged of systemic exploitation in Ukrainian surrogacy businesses, with one expert labelling some of the worst clinics “baby factories”. An Al...
Alcor sued for freezing man’s head but not his body
The man's body was cremated and sent to his family. A man is suing the US cryonics firm Alcor after his deceased father was cremated...
When is it ethical to dig up the dead?
Archaeologists are not the only ones asking the question The bodies of the dead can be exhumed for a variety of reasons, such as criminal...
Melbourne hospital given right to administer transfusion without consent
A pregnant Jehovah's Witness teenager had refused the procedureA court in Melbourne, Australia, has approved a hospital’s request to administer a blood transfusion to a...
US insulin price hikes prove fatal for diabetics
Diabetics are rationing insulin injections. Price increases to insulin in the United States have sparked public outcry, with some reports suggesting that diabetics are now...
Man discovers that partner had sperm swapped for lover’s during IVF
Doctors at the Moscow clinic cooperated with the woman's request. A Russian man has successfully sued an IVF clinic in Moscow after his wife secretly...