Let’s chill: New York’s egg freezing party
Commercialisation of IVF is crossing new frontiers in New York with “egg freezing parties” for career women who want to keep their options open. Commercialisation...
Berlin opens memorial to euthanasia victims
It is striking piece of modern architecture: a 30-metre-long wall of blue glass in the open air near the Berlin Philharmonic. A memorial to...
“We have a right to know our parents”
There are calls for a change in birth certificate regulations after a woman conceived by sperm donation had her adopted father erased as parent. There...
Scientists one small step closer to memory alteration
Scientists from MIT say they have managed to manipulate ‘good’ and ‘bad’ memories in mice, in a study that may have significant impact on research...
“Common sense” prevails in the Ashya King saga
Young British brain tumour survivor Ashya King has been reunited with his parents after they were released from a Madrid jail. Ashya King, 5, has...
Catholic Church exposes forced adoption network
A Chilean priest is being investigated for coercing single women into give up their babies for adoption. A Chilean priest is being investigated for coercing...
On the front line of the war on Ebola
The war on Ebola is creating heroes. The war on Ebola is creating heroes. The media have focused on Kenema Government Hospital (KGH) in Sierra...
Is fear of nursing homes a reason for Dutch euthanasia?
A Dutch euthanasia clinic is being investigated for helping an elderly woman to die because she did not want to live in a nursing home....
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More surrogacy abandonment stories emerge
Aussies are not the only “heartless bastards” in the world of surrogacy. An Australian couple has copped a media bashing over their alleged abandonment of...
What’s the real issue with commercial surrogacy?
In the wake of the recent Thai surrogacy scandals, commentators are debating how the practice of surrogacy should be reformed. In the wake of the...
“Medicinal marijuana is bad medicine” – CMA president
The debate surrounding Canada’s marijuana laws has intensified, with Canadian Medical Association (CMA) president labeling medicinal marijuana “bad medicine”. The debate surrounding Canada’s marijuana laws...