Bioethics in the News — June 28

June 28, 2006

• Judge rejects challenge to Blagojevich stem cell grants (AP)
• Hwang to resume research (News24)
• Is mom a criminal for not allowing surgery on her son? (The Seattle Times)
• Bill to allow assisted suicide is rejected State Senate committee head casts key vote against measure (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Child treatment fund ‘going well’ (BBC)
• Ban fresh embryo donations, researcher insists (The Windsor Star)
• Finding a cellular Neverland: How stem cells stay childlike (Bionity.com)
• Charities Tied to Doctors Get Drug Industry Gifts (New York Times)
• MRI tests offer glimpse at brains behind the lies (USA Today)