UK

Update from the UK: Noel Conway can challenge assisted dying ban

Clark Hobson | 24 June 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, assisted suicide, euthanasia, noel conway, uk

Although Parliament is clearly opposed, a way is opening in the courts

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Charlie Gard saga may end in days

Xavier Symons | 10 June 2017 | Comments

tags: medical futility, neonatal care, uk, withdrawal of life support

The European Court of Human Rights is considering whether to to allow the withdrawal of treatment.

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British surgeon sentenced to 15 years in jail

Michael Cook | 02 June 2017 | Comments

tags: malfeasance, malpractice, surgery, uk

He performed hundreds of unnecessary operations, leaving patients traumatised and disfigured

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Abortion debate front and centre in UK elections

Xavier Symons | 28 May 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, northern ireland, uk

Corbyn back-pedals on abortion in Northern Ireland

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UK star surgeon backs euthanasia despite danger of elder abuse

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, elder abuse, euthanasia, uk

Collateral damage is not such a big deal, says Henry Marsh

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UK Gay dads go into international surrogacy business

Michael Cook | 13 May 2017 | Comments

tags: surrogacy, surrogate motherhood, uk

Illegal in Britain, but not in the US

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UK IVF providers trading “free treatment” for egg donation

Xavier Symons | 06 May 2017 | Comments

tags: clinical ethics, commercialization, ivf, uk

Journalists allege that women are being pressuring into exchanging eggs for free IVF treatment.

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Sperm bring in ‘serious money’ for London hospital

Michael Cook | 07 April 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, monash ivf, sperm donation, uk

Male gametes become a commodity which crosses borders

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Three-parent babies green-lighted in the UK

Michael Cook | 18 March 2017 | Comments

tags: genetic engineering, three-parent embryos, uk

Newcastle University to begin treating couples

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UK report on prenatal testing calls for ban on sex disclosure

Michael Cook | 11 March 2017 | Comments

tags: down syndrome, nipt, non-invasive prenatal testing, nuffield council on bioethics, uk

But supports warning parents over Down syndrome

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No prescription needed: damning study of online pharmacies

Xavier Symons | 18 February 2017 | Comments

tags: antibiotics, prescription drugs, uk

Close to half of online pharmacies surveyed do not require a prescription for antibiotics.

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British child must be vaccinated, court rules

Xavier Symons | 11 February 2017 | Comments

tags: conscientious objection, law, uk, vaccination

A British High Court Judge has ordered that a 7-month-old boy be given a meningitis vaccine.

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Doctors told not to call pregnant women “mothers”

Xavier Symons | 04 February 2017 | Comments

tags: pregnancy, pregnant man, professional conduct, uk

British doctors have been told not to call pregnant women ‘mothers’ in a BMA document.

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Has the UK reached a tipping point on assisted suicide?

Clark Hobson | 03 February 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, uk

The courts could force the government to act

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All boxes ticked, UK rolls out 3-parent embryo treatment

Michael Cook | 17 December 2016 | Comments

tags: ivf, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial replacement, uk

Not everyone is enthusiastic

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UK scientists to push for 28-day limit on cultivation of embryos

Michael Cook | 10 December 2016 | Comments

tags: 14 day rule, embryo research, uk

Fears of a slippery slope are unfounded, say researchers

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Murky picture of IVF complications in UK

Michael Cook | 09 December 2016 | Comments

tags: ivf, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, uk

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome can be fatal, but the statistics are confusing.

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Staggering discarded embryo figures released in UK

Xavier Symons | 26 November 2016 | Comments

tags: abandoned embryos, embryo donation, ivf, uk

New HFEA figures indicate that close to 2.5 million embryos have been discarded in the UK.

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Scotland could offer Northern Irish women free abortions

Xavier Symons | 19 November 2016 | Comments

tags: abortion, ireland, law, scotland, uk

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she would consider funding abortions for women from Northern Island.

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Bill to restrict disability-selective abortion progresses in House of Lords

Xavier Symons | 12 November 2016 | Comments

tags: abortion, disability, uk

A UK bill that would restrict disability-selective abortion has passed its second reading.

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