October 18, 2006
A proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot would offer state protection for any stem-cell research or cures that are acceptable under federal law. It also would make it clear that human reproductive cloning is prohibited. It would not … Read More
October 18, 2006
Most women having IVF will be allowed to use only one embryo at a time to guard against hazardous twin and triplet births, under new rules recommended to the Government’s fertility watchdog today. (Times Online)
October 18, 2006
NHS maternity units should not encourage commercial banking of umbilical cord blood, argues a senior doctor in this week’s BMJ. (mediLexicon)
October 18, 2006
Umbilical-cord blood donations have increased three-fold in the last year, a dramatic surge in the supply of cells that are at the center of one of the newest, most promising areas of medical research. (Northern New Jersey)
October 18, 2006
Society needs to cut through hype surrounding the stem-cell debate, a debate that has incorrectly identified the Catholic Church as standing against stem-cell research aimed at medical breakthroughs, said the director of U.S. Catholic bioethics center. (Catholic Online)
October 18, 2006
In an effort to help the public make sense of an escalating number of news stories about “designer babies,†genetic engineering and cloning, the Women’s Bioethics Project (WBP) today announced the launch of its first series of podcasts, titled “The … Read More
October 18, 2006
Backers of a measure on the Nov. 7 ballot to support stem-cell research in Missouri raised nearly $12.7 million in the last quarter, campaign reports showed Monday. (Kansas City Star)
October 17, 2006
No, not the act of a doctor to lethally prescribe poison to a patient for use in suicide. Rather, the Department of Human Services–ever compliant with assisted suicide advocacy goals–will now call the act of doctors lethally prescribing overdoses of … Read More
October 17, 2006
The Oregon Department of Human Services no longer will use the phrase “physician-assisted suicide” when referring to the state’s unique law. (Statesman Journal)
October 17, 2006
THE North Korean regime’s obsession with racial purity has led to the killing of disabled infants and forced abortions for women suspected of conceiving their babies by Chinese fathers, according to a growing body of testimony from defectors. (TimesOnline)
October 17, 2006
“I am a healthy woman in my late 20s. My blood type is A, and I have had experience in donating ova and serving as a surrogate mother. I expect about 30 million won, and I need a dwelling place … Read More
October 17, 2006
The interim chairman of the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), Lord Harries of Pentregrath, has said that there should be no upper age limit for women seeking IVF treatment. In an interview with the Times newspaper, the former … Read More
October 17, 2006
Three years after the Food and Drug Administration first hinted that it might permit the sale of milk and meat from cloned animals, prompting public reactions that ranged from curiosity to disgust, the agency is poised to endorse marketing of … Read More
October 17, 2006
In June 2005, the Food and Drug Administration made history by approving the first drug authorized for use in a single racial group. The drug, BiDil, was cleared to treat congestive heart failure exclusively in African-Americans. A clinical trial sponsored … Read More
October 16, 2006
A good result can never justify intrinsically unlawful means. That was the gist of the statement by Pope Benedict XVI on September 16 to participants in a symposium on stem cell research organized in Rome by the Pontifical Academy for … Read More
October 16, 2006
Two Dalhousie University researchers and leading bioethicists have been awarded the largest funding to neuroethics research in the world. (The ChronicleHerald)
October 16, 2006
The federal government is moving aggressively to create the first national banking system for umbilical cord blood, which contains the same potentially lifesaving stem cells as bone marrow – but with a distinct advantage. (Forbes)
October 16, 2006
A Group of prominent scientists has backed Victorian Premier Steve Bracks’ pledge to “go it alone” on therapeutic cloning if a federal ban is not lifted. (The Australian)
October 16, 2006
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe gave his seal of approval to the controversial National Biotechnology Authority Act, paving way for the establishment of an authority to regulate the activities of the industry. (Zimbabwe Standard)
October 16, 2006
Whether life needs to be destroyed to save more lives was one of the hotly debated topics that brought hundreds of pro-life activists and Catholics from all over the state to the Marriott Hotel this weekend. (Palm Beach Post)
October 16, 2006
The Finnish Parliament has voted in favour of new fertility legislation, after years of debate and delays. Until now, fertility treatment in Finland has been practised without a background of regulation, although many aspects have been self-regulated by treatment providers. … Read More
October 16, 2006
The prospect of treating motor neurone disease and other forms of severe paralysis has come a step closer with a study showing that it is possible to alleviate symptoms with the help of stem cells. (The Independent)
October 16, 2006
Rep. James Walsh’s campaign reacted angrily Tuesday after a new television ad began airing, using emotional pleas from children to attack his stand on stem cell research. (Post-Standard)
October 16, 2006
The image is powerful: A distraught woman is sitting on a bed, clutching her knees to her chest, tearfully lamenting her decision to donate eggs to a fertility clinic. (Kansas City Star)
October 16, 2006
Over cocktails one recent Monday night at a Democratic fund-raiser in New York, Claire McCaskill, the Democratic Senate candidate in Missouri, played up her support for stem cell research. (New York Times)
