IN BRIEF: OBESITY; KOREA; TONY BLAIR; SURROGACY
OBESITY AND IVF: Severely obese women should be denied access to free fertility treatment, the British Fertility Society said recently. Women with a body mass index of 29 or more should be advised to diet and exercise, and those with a BMI of 36 or more should not be treated.
Michael Cook edits BioEdge, a bioethics newsletter, and MercatorNet, an on-line magazine whose focus is human dignity. He writes from Sydney, Australia.
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