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...
At least one reason why Belgium is not boring
Last year the London Telegraph ran a travel article about Belgium, “10 reasons why Belgium is not as boring as you think”. A bit patronising,...
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...
Indian husband steals wife’s kidney without her knowledge or consent
Illegally sold to a sick businessman to settle a dowryOne of the more bizarre stories of the murky work of organ trafficking comes from Kolkata....
Membership rising in Swiss assisted suicide group Exit
Last year, it helped 734 people to die In 2017, 10,078 people joined the Swiss euthanasia organisation Exit and the number of assisted suicides rose...
First case report of transgender woman breastfeeding an infant
Modest but functional lactation can be induced in transgender women In another step forward in the transgender movement, a trans woman (a natal male) has...