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Kenya hails first test tube girls
Doctors in Kenya are celebrating the birth of the country’s first test tube babies, two girls born in Nairobi. Dr Joshua Noreh, who oversaw the births, hailed them as a landmark for Kenya, 28 years after the first test tube … Continue reading
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More babies born to women over 50
The number of women over 50 having babies is soaring figures show, days after it was announced a 63-year-old would become a mother. more
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Doctor defends IVF for woman, 63
A controversial fertility doctor has defended his decision to give IVF to a 63-year-old woman who is set to become Britain’s oldest mother. more
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Wanted: A Few Good Sperm
Yet this radical social change feels strangely inevitable; nearly a third of American households are headed by women alone, many of whom not only raise their children on their own but also support them. All that remains is conception, and … Continue reading
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Korean doctors can remove life support
South Korean doctors will be allowed to remove life support from terminally ill patients after confirming their wish to die, under new medical guidelines on mercy killing. The guidelines were drawn up by a committee of 18 representatives from parliament, … Continue reading
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Making the choice between life and death
The attending consultant, Professor David Menon, discovered that Richard was able to move his eyes in response to simple commands and questions. This meant that, in theory at least, Richard could make the decision to live or die himself. more
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Switzerland plans new controls on assisted suicide
Swiss assisted suicide organisation Dignitas is under growing pressure, as questions about its finances and urns of ashes found in Lake Zurich coincide with plans for a law that would make it harder for foreigners to end their life in … Continue reading
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German court legalises euthanasia with patient consent
A top German court has ruled that it is not a criminal offence to cut off the life support of a dying person if that person has given consent. The Federal Court of Justice acquitted a lawyer who had advised … Continue reading
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State’s assisted-suicide law faces major test Monday
Two Fairfield County doctors, Gary Blick and Ronald M. Levine, sued the state last year hoping to ensure that doctors who prescribe medication to enable a patient to end his own life won’t be charged with second-degree manslaughter under the … Continue reading
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Motivation key over assisted death prosecutions
New guidelines over whether people would face prosecution over assisting suicide place closer scrutiny on a suspect’s motivation. Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, said whether a person acted “wholly compassionately” and not for financial reasons was important. But he … Continue reading
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