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One-fifth of young women in Britain used morning-after pills in 2010
One-fifth of young women in Britain used morning-after pills in 2010, suggests a new poll. The poll of 3,000 women conducted by The Co-operative Pharmacy also suggested that one in 50 women had used morning-after pills three or more times in the same period. [Telegraph, 1 January] http://bit.ly/ex7DIK According to morning-after pill manufacturers, morning-after pills may cause abortions by killing newly-conceived embryonic children.
Austrian hospital graveyard may contain Nazi euthanasia programme victims
Possible victims of the Nazi-era euthanasia programme may have been found in a hospital graveyard in Austria. The graveyard was due to be dug up to make way for a construction project, but the project has been halted while an investigation into the bodies takes place. The Nazi regime had a policy of systematically killing the physically and mentally disabled. [Wexford People, 3 January] http://bit.ly/edRUSn
Soya-based treatment may provide natural alternative to IVF
A soya-based treatment may provide natural alternative to in vitro fertilisation (IVF), suggests a new study. An IVF provider in Nottingham, England, has found that intralipid, a soya oil based substance, has a five-fold increase in the pregnancy rate of women who hitherto had multiple miscarriages following IVF. [Telegraph, 3 January] http://bit.ly/fx7euR IVF has a very high rate of failure and of embryo death.
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