US sperm banks are adamantly opposed to the removal of donor anonymity, despite the risks of genetic disease and unintentional incest, reports LA Weekly, in...

The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association has endorsed the pro-choice critique of the US Supreme Court's recent decision on partial-birth abortion. In a...

Whether for IVF, therapeutic cloning or medical research, the biggest hurdle in reproductive technology at the moment is a shortage of women's eggs. However, two...

The American tax office has been dragged into the debate over whether sex-changes are genuine medical treatment or an inappropriate response to a psychological problem....

A report in Nature Neuroscience has once again sparked interest in the use of foetal brain tissue to cure Parkinson's and other diseases. Dr Afsaneh...

The US Food and Drug Administration can't keep out of the limelight. It was heavily criticised for not providing adequate supervision of processed food and...

Stem cell scientists eager to obtain women's eggs must guard against the temptation to overplay the benefits of their research, say two Stanford bioethicists. Mildred...

The deaths of popes offer rich pickings for scandal-mongers and conspiracy theorists. David Yallop sold 6 million copies of In God's Name, which argued that...

Assisted suicide in English-speaking countries is generally associated with progressive politics. However, in Germany a right- wing politician has created a stir by offering to...

In California, supporters of assisted suicide have adopted a similar strategy. Having failed to persuade the State Legislature to legalise it, as in neighbouring Oregon,...

The world's leading science journal, Nature, has endorsed performance-enhancing drugs in sport. Its argument is based on the growing acceptance of drugs by ordinary people...

With fresh discoveries of disease genes announced almost weekly, more and more doctors are offering parents the possibility of having an abortion to prevent affected...