Spanish girl at centre of futile care controversy dies
Hospital faces off against parents in ethical conflictAndrea's parents, Antonio Lago and Estela Ordoñez A right-to-die case which has riveted Spain ended on October 9...
More gendercide
We overlooked an amazing story three years ago -- a study of abortion rates in Nepal. Lately Nepal has been in the news as a...
The scary advance of gendercide in Nepal
Rates of sex-selective abortion in Nepal are incredibly high, even though the practice is technically prohibited and hardly ever mentioned in Western media. In these...
Gene editing technique makes pig organ transplants possible
But by using the CRISPR technique, researchers believe that they have reduced the risk of infection by pig viruses 1000-fold. Scientists are moving closer to...
Why not non-voluntary euthanasia for psychiatric patients?
In Belgium and the Netherlands, it is now possible for patients with psychiatric disorders to request euthanasia. But what if a patient’s mental illness is...
Idaho surrogate mother dies from pregnancy complications
Others may have died as well. An Idaho surrogate mother who was gestating twins for a Spanish couple has died of pregnancy-related complications. The news...
Researchers grow organ in petri dish
Australian Researchers have managed to grow a mini-kidney in a laboratory Australian Researchers have managed to grow a mini-kidney in a laboratory, opening the possibility...
Ten British women to receive womb transplants
The UK’s Health Research Authority has given the green light for ten British women to receive womb transplants The UK’s Health Research Authority has given...
No right to patent a gene, Australian court rules
The High Court of Australia has ruled that Myriad Genetics does not have the right to patent the BRCA1 breast cancer gene. The High Court...
Planned Parenthood to stop receiving payments for foetal tissue
The US reproductive health organisation Planned Parenthood has announced that it will no longer accept any form of reimbursement for supplying foetal tissue. Cecile Richards,...
An historic moment
This week YouTube made history. Literally. Assisted suicide became legal in California after Governor Jerry Brown put his signature on a law passed by the...
Euthanasia on the rise in Netherlands
Deaths by euthanasia in the Netherlands increased by 10% in 2014 according to a new report. Deaths by euthanasia in the Netherlands increased by 10%...