Euthanasia updates: Bailiwick of Jersey and New South Wales
Lawmakers on the island of Jersey, the small UK dependency in the English Channel (population 110,000), have approved the principle of legalising assisted dying. A...
Australia to fund pre-implantation genetic testing to avoid births with genetic defects
The Australian government has announced that it will fund pre-implantation genetic testing for IVF procedures. According to the health department, the testing services will help...
Prominent Australian assisted suicide campaigner dies
The Grand Old Man of assisted suicide in Australia, Dr Rodney Syme, died this week at the age of 86, after suffering a stroke. He...
Debate begins on NSW euthanasia bill
Parliament of New South Wales A euthanasia bill will be tabled soon in the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Alex Greenwich,...
Australian parliament to vote on 3-parent babies
For the first time since the same-sex marriage debate, Australian politicians are to have a conscience vote – this time on the controversial issue of...
5% of Australian babies come through IVF
About 5% of babies born in Australia are IVF babies, according to the latest report from the University of New South Wales, based on figures...