Foetal reduction still needed in IVF
Two IVF stories from opposite ends of the globe are a sobering reminder that “foetal reduction” remains a failsafe position in clinical practice. Two IVF...
British media personality sparks debate with IVF horror story
Prominent British writer and producer Samantha Brick has spoken of her devastating experience with IVF in a recent column in the Daily Mail.Prominent British writer...
Wannabee amputees going to Asia for secret surgery
A feature story in the new online magazine Matter gives an exclusive account of how an American man found a surgeon in Asia who was...
Should prisoners donate organs?
Utah has become the first state to allow prisoners, even prisoners on death row, to donate organs. Utah has become the first state to allow...
Bioengineered kidneys could help alleviate organ shortage
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have created bioengineered rat kidneys which successfully filter blood and produce urine. If the technique works with humans,...
The buying and selling of MD prescription data
Fancy having your prescription data sold to pharmaceutical corporations?Fancy having your prescription data sold to pharmaceutical corporations? Well, it happens. Over the past 20 years...
Australian think tank backs euthanasia
A new Australian think tank has issued a call for the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide. A new Australian think tank has issued a...
More restraint was needed in reporting Savita’s death
Hi there, One of the impressive things about the reaction of the police and the government in Boston after the terrible bomb blasts near the...
Parents needn’t tell donor children their origins’ says leading British think-tank
Should parents be required to tell donor children of their origins? An influential British think-tank says No. Should parents be required to tell donor children...
First pregnancy from womb transplant announced
Turkish doctors have announced that the first woman ever to receive a uterus from a deceased donor is two weeks pregnant with an IVF baby.Turkish...
First drug to help Down syndrome people now being tested
The first drug to help people with Down syndrome overcome cognitive deficits is being tested on humans. The first drug to help people with Down...
That “pernicious” notion of the “best interests of the child”
I. Glenn Cohen, of Harvard Law School, argues that this universally accepted idea must be repudiated. Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the...