"There is no reason for them to do that," says doctor Nursing homes in the UK are making the insertion of a feeding tube a...

Modelled on China’s policy Bangladesh is going to introduce a voluntary "one couple, one child" population planning policy by 2015 to curb its growing population....

Anger and suspicion in Arab world Israelis have been stunned by the revelations of illegal organ removals from both their own countrymen and Palestinians in...

Court decision sure to be challenged The state of Montana has become the third US jurisdiction to allow doctors to participate in assisted suicide. In...

First country in world Israel will be the first country in the world to give priority to people who sign organ donor cards if they...

Defunded as part of budget cuts A belt-tightening Irish government has abolished its Council for Bioethics. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has decided...

Lack of consistency in US surrogacy legislation leads to legal complications Different regulatory approaches to surrogacy in the US can result in legal tangles, according...

Supreme Court rules that an embryo is not "unborn" Pressure is mounting on Irish politicians to make legislation for assisted reproduction. Although a 2005 government...

Highly speculative experimental claims Is it a boy or a girl? Expecting parents may be accustomed to this question, but contrary to what they may...

Philip Nitschke attacks internet censorship Australian euthanasia activist Dr Philip Nitschke is a busy man in the frantic days before the holiday season begins. He...

Twins meet after 28 years Pay close attention because what follows is quite confusing, but it is almost certainly the plot of the next Jodi...