Floren Blake is an „absolute miracle“ to her mother, a „feisty little character“ to her father, and, at just under two months old, a „twin“ to five-year-old brother Reuben. more

A new lottery in the U.K. offering contestants the chance to “win a baby” through expensive in-vitro fertilization treatments is causing a stir. more

A Philadelphia doctor performed thousands of illegal late-term abortions and murdered newborns after inducing labour, prosecutors have said. Performing abortions well past the state’s statutory cut-off of 24 weeks, his clinic would induce labour, then killed the babies, the grand … Tęsti skaitymą →

A Vatican official has criticised the decision to award British IVF pioneer Professor Robert Edwards the Nobel Prize in Medicine, saying the choice was ‘very perplexing’. more

Cutting-edge medical treatments clash with age-old caste divisions in India’s booming fertility industry, as parents seek donors from the same caste and religion. more

Emergency contraception is unlikely to make a substantial difference to pregnancy rates. more

In 2004, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics convened a Working Party to discuss these issues. Although the members held a range of differing views on questions concerning the nature and sanctity of human life, they were unanimous on the conclusions … Tęsti skaitymą →

Babies born at or before 22 weeks should not be resuscitated or given intensive care, a report says. more

Heather weighed less than 1.5lbs when she was arrived early after just 23 weeks of pregnancy in 2002. Doctors gave her a one in 10 chance of surviving. But she was lucky – if she had been born 20 years … Tęsti skaitymą →

India might be a country rushing headlong into 21st century but every year thousands of babies are aborted or killed at birth because they are girls. more