UK woman defies doctors to give birth to Siamese twins
Says babies are hers and are precious An English woman has defied advice from doctors and plans to give birth soon to conjoined (Siamese) twins....
Women prisoners shackled during birth in US prisons
Some could be violent, say prison officials There's always something new to be learned about life in American prisons. According to an indignant editorial in...
Egg trafficking in Romania
Israeli doctor arrested Romanian police have detained an Israeli gynaecologist, his son and a local employee on suspicion of trafficking women's eggs for their IVF...
Controversy over Obama appointments
NIH director and Surgeon-General both have religious backgrounds Two more of President Obama’s appointment have created a stir amongst bioethicists. His choice for head of...
66-year-old IVF mum dies, leaving 2 babies
Spanish woman succumbs to cancer 3 years after giving birth A woman listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest mother...
British conductor and wife die at Dignitas
Brings tally to 117 Two more British deaths at the Swiss suicide clinic Dignitas. This time, however the couple was well known -- conductor Sir...
Quebec doctors to back euthanasia
Confusion over exact proposals Euthanasia is back on the agenda again in Canada this autumn, with a private member’s bill before the Québec parliament and...
Peter Singer calls for health care rationing in US
Pushes QALY Utilitarian bioethicist Peter Singer turned his hand to solving America’s health care crisis in last week’s New York Times Magazine. He suggests that...
Men still relevant, say bioethicists
All but impossible for women to create sperm cells Last week British scientists announced that they had created sperm cells from embryonic stem cells for...
Japan lifts ban on organ donation by children
Momentous change for Buddhist culture Japan has relaxed strict regulations and has lifted a ban on organ donations from children. Up to now, organs for...
Human sperm created in lab for first time
No need to panic, says British scientist Human sperm have been created using embryonic stem cells for the first time. In a study in the...
New stem cell guidelines too political for scientists
A step forward or more of the same? New rules about federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research have been released by the US...