Doctor indicted for murder and infanticide The grotesque conditions in a Philadelphia abortion practice were in the headlines last week after its owner was arrested...

Hi there, We’re back after summer (we write from the southern hemisphere) holidays with lots of plans for the new year. High on the agenda...

German surgeon refuses to operate A surgeon who refused to operate on an already anaesthetised man because he had a swastika tattoo should not be...

Links to be acknowledged The UK’s fertility watchdog is to tell IVF clinics that they should warn parents about the risk of birth defects, says...

Conservative policies make IVF and surrogacy in Japan very difficult A 50-year-old Japanese woman once touted as a possible prime minister has given birth after...

Received by girl in Boston The organs of the 9-year-old girl whodied in the Tuscon, Arizona,  shooting which left six people dead and a US...

Jews debate brain death transplants In the on-going debate over the ethics of removing organs from “brain dead” patients, the conservative view has scored a...

Nicole Kidman brings home a surrogate baby Congratulations, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban! They have taken home a new baby, Faith Margaret, born on December...

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Scientific reductionism made, as you would expect, absurd   Scientists now know that there is a precise spot in the brain which disposes people to...