Montana to be third US state to legalise assisted suicide
Change comes through single judge, not legislatureMontana could become the third American state to legalise assisted suicide, after a district judge declared that constitutional guarantees...
Nitschke criticised for “cruel insensitivity”
But he says that he is being smeared Australian Euthanasia activist Dr Philip Nitschke has shrugged off responsibility for the death of a 39-year-old mother...
UK govt to turn blind eye to suicide trips to Zurich
Will not prosecute parents who brought their son to die in Switzerland The British government seems to be headed towards a "don’t ask, don’t tell"...
Abortion associated with mental disorders, says new peer-reviewed study
New Zealand article takes "middle-of-the-road position" A study in the latest issue of the peer-reviewed British Journal of Psychiatry asserts that abortion is associated with...
70-year-old Indian woman has baby daughter
Bright future for Indian IVF industry?The ever-expanding Wikipedia entry for "Pregnancy over age 50" need to be updated. A 70-year-old Indian woman gave birth on...
Economic gloom leads women to sell eggs and rent wombs
A buyers market in fertility worldWith economists moving from the R-word to the D-word, look out for more tabloidesque stories about women selling their eggs...
Born to break records? Parents testing for sports gene
"What if my son could be a pro football player and I don’t know it?"Want to know if your child has the potential to be...
Luxembourg’s Grand Duke in crisis over euthanasia law
Will lose constitutional powers after refusing to sign law The cynical epitaph for the rakish King Charles II of England -- "Here lies our Sovereign...
Obama picks Emily’s List boss as head of communications
A sign of the difference between the two administrations More tea leaves: is President-elect Obama's choice of a vigorous pro-choice campaigner as his director of...
Bioethics Council issues report on newborn screening…
Points out ethical problems Even as the curtain closes on the Bush era, the President’s Council on Bioethics is beavering away on its long and...
… and says a last long goodbye
Who was responsible for the Council’s diversity? It is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness along the Potomac. The President’s Council for Bioethics used...
New arguments surface in embryo debate
Ronald M. Green says Gotcha! After ten years, the US debate over the ethics of embryo research drags on without an end in sight. Opinion...