‘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...
Scientists grow human eggs to maturity in vitro
Scientists have grown several human oocytes to maturity in vitro. A group of scientists based in Edinburgh and New York have grown several human oocytes...
Conscientious objection twisting in the wind in Canada
For years bioethicists of a utilitarian cast have argued that conscientious objection has no place in medicine. Now Canadian courts are beginning to put their...
Germany outraged by emissions tests on animals and humans
But are the protests ill-informed?Protesters demostrate against experiments The German car industry is in hot water again, this time over tests of the effects of...
Enthusiasm for gene therapy cools after animal tests
High dosage led to toxicity and animal deathsA new gene therapy technique that uses high doses of viruses to carry healthy genes to cells recently...
What is CRISPR gene editing, and how does it work?
It's an exciting field, with much to discoverWhat is CRISPR gene editing, and how does it work? You’ve probably read stories about new research using...
Woman sues Japanese government over forced sterilisation laws
A Japanese woman is suing the government for her forced sterilization under the country’s old eugenics laws. A Japanese woman is suing the government for...
Canadian court tells doctors they must refer for euthanasia
An Ontario court has told a group of doctors that they must refer for MAiD. An Ontario court has told a group of doctors that...
British infant has life support withdrawn after court battle
A court has ordered life support to be withdrawn from an 11-month-old boy. A British High Court judge has told doctors that they can remove...