The regulator of medicines in Britain is to hold discussions to consider whether the hormonal birth control pill should be made available without a prescription. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) hopes the discussions will lead to the pill and other sexual health prod...

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weekly update, 25 to 31 January weekly update, 25 to 31 January The Indian Muslim Welfare Society and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) held a Muslim-Christian conference in Batley, West Yorkshire, England on 27 January. The main speakers were John Smeaton, national direct...

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The oldest woman to give birth, at 67, convinced doctors at the clinic where she received IVF treatment that she was 55. Miss Carmela Bousada gave birth to twins on 29 December, sold her home in Spain to raise the funds needed for the treatment at the Pacific Fertility Centre in Los Angeles, USA. Sh...

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News, The oldest woman to give birth, at 67, convinced doctors at the clinic where she received IVF treatment that she was 55. Miss Carmela Bousada gave birth to twins on 29 December, sold her home in Spain to raise the funds needed for the treatment at the Pacific Fertility Centre in Los Angeles,...

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Muslims and Christians hold pro-life conference London, - The Indian Muslim Welfare Society and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) held a Muslim-Christian conference at the Al-Hickmah Centre in Batley, West Yorkshire, on Saturday 27 January. It was attended by some 70 people, ...

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News, The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is to vote on 30 January on a proposal for a unified market in medical products and therapies, which would mean such products would be legal in all Member States once given central authorisation. The group CARE...

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weekly update, 17 to 24 January weekly update, 17 to 24 January The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is to vote on 30 January on a proposal for a unified market in medical products and therapies, which would mean such products would be legal in all Me...

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The British Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, has criticised the treatment of Chen Guangcheng, the lawyer who has campaigned against forced abortion and sterilisations in China. "I am deeply concerned by the news that the human rights defender, Chen Guangcheng has had his sentence upheld at appea...

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The husband of a woman who was given an experimental dose of the drug zolpidem against the wishes of her family, has called for a review into the use of the drug. His wife was diagnosed with so-called PVS after a brain haemorrhage, and a court ruled that she should be given the treatment because it ...

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News, The husband of a woman who was given an experimental dose of the drug zolpidem against the wishes of her family, has called for a review into the use of the drug. His wife was diagnosed with so-called PVS after a brain haemorrhage, and a court ruled that she should be given the treatment bec...

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News, Two fertility clinics in London, UK, are being investigated by the regulators and the police, following allegations of malpractice. One of them is rated by the fertility treatment regulators as the most successful. The BBC programme Panorama broadcast under-cover films of patients being offe...

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Two fertility clinics in London, UK, are being investigated by the regulators and the police, following allegations of malpractice. One of them is rated by the fertility treatment regulators as the most successful. The BBC programme Panorama broadcast under-cover films of patients being offered unne...

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SPUC fears Northern Ireland draft abortion guidelines could make matters worse Belfast, - New guidelines on abortion in Northern Ireland could lead to an increase in the number of abortions in the Province, the pro-life movement has warned today. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children ha...

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weekly update, 9 to 16 January weekly update, 9 to 16 January The HFEA has announced a public consultation over whether scientists should be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos. The Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) said it would not rule on any research applications unti...

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The HFEA has announced a public consultation over whether scientists should be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos. The Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) said it would not rule on any research applications until the consultation is completed in the Autumn. The decision comes ...

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News, The HFEA has announced a public consultation over whether scientists should be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos. The Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) said it would not rule on any research applications until the consultation is completed in the Autumn. The decisio...

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News, An inquiry is to be held into the British government's plans to ban experiments using hybrid embryos. The Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology will investigate scientists' claims that banning the creation of part-human, part-animal embryos will seriously impede their research. ...

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An inquiry is to be held into the British government's plans to ban experiments using hybrid embryos. The Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology will investigate scientists' claims that banning the creation of part-human, part-animal embryos will seriously impede their research. The Huma...

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A 48 year-old British woman has defied doctors to give birth safely to a healthy baby boy after unintentionally becoming pregnant. Karen Wellstead was told by medical staff that the baby could develop Down's syndrome and diabetes and that she could suffer kidney failure, lung problems and internal b...

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News, An American scientist who developed a technique for extracting stem cells from amniotic fluid has said that it should not be viewed as an alternative to embryonic stem cell research. Anthony Atala from Wake Forest University, whose study was published this week, wrote in a letter to members ...

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