Catch up on all the big news stories from the past week - here are some you may have missed:A man who was cleared of murder after he smothered his disabled son, Jacob, with a pillow and claimed it was a mercy killing has walked free from a court with a two-year suspended sentence. Andrew Wragg admit...

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Researchers at the University of Oslo have found that women who undergo abortions suffer more long-term mental distress than women who have miscarriages. The study of 40 women who had had a miscarriage and 80 who had an abortion noted that after 10 days, 47.5% of women who had miscarried suffered me...

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News, Researchers at the University of Oslo have found that women who undergo abortions suffer more long-term mental distress than women who have miscarriages. The study of 40 women who had had a miscarriage and 80 who had an abortion noted that after 10 days, 47.5% of women who had miscarried suf...

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News, A man has been cleared of murdering his disabled son, BBC reports. Andrew Wragg smothered his ten-year-old son Jacob who had Hunter Syndrome, then claimed that it was a mercy killing. He admitted manslaughter claiming diminished responsibility, but the prosecution argued that it was a 'selfi...

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A man has been cleared of murdering his disabled son, BBC reports. Andrew Wragg smothered his ten-year-old son Jacob who had Hunter Syndrome, then claimed that it was a mercy killing. He admitted manslaughter claiming diminished responsibility, but the prosecution argued that it was a 'selfish killi...

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A scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has argued that embryonic stem cell research is unethical and of dubious potential to cure life-threatening diseases. In an interview with MercatorNet, Professor James Sherley spoke of the humanity of the embryo and the potential of adult st...

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News, A scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has argued that embryonic stem cell research is unethical and of dubious potential to cure life-threatening diseases. In an interview with MercatorNet, Professor James Sherley spoke of the humanity of the embryo and the potential of ...

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News, A UK doctor who was struck off for hastening a patient's death by removing his life support may face prosecution. The General Medical Council ruled last month that Dr Ann David took "active measures" to end the life of Robert Symons, 60, "prematurely" in the face of opposition from his wife ...

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Catch up on all the big news stories from the past week - here are some you may have missed:A UK doctor who was struck off for hastening a patient's death by removing his life support may face prosecution. The General Medical Council ruled last month that Dr Ann David took "active measures" to end t...

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A UK doctor who was struck off for hastening a patient's death by removing his life support may face prosecution. The General Medical Council ruled last month that Dr Ann David took "active measures" to end the life of Robert Symons, 60, "prematurely" in the face of opposition from his wife and son....

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An international bioethics conference has opened at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Independent Catholic News reports. The meeting was organised by the bioethics office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the University of Santo Tomas and the Pontifical Academy for Life a...

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News, An international bioethics conference has opened at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Independent Catholic News reports. The meeting was organised by the bioethics office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the University of Santo Tomas and the Pontifical Academy fo...

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News, The mother of a baby who died after doctors were legally permitted to withhold life-saving treatment if his condition deteriorated is to sue the Alder Hey hospital. Luke Winston-Jones, who had Edwards Syndrome, died aged 10 months after suffering a cardiac arrest. His mother said: "I believe...

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The mother of a baby who died after doctors were legally permitted to withhold life-saving treatment if his condition deteriorated is to sue the Alder Hey hospital. Luke Winston-Jones, who had Edwards Syndrome, died aged 10 months after suffering a cardiac arrest. His mother said: "I believe Luke mi...

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SPUC has sent a letter to parliamentarians praising the testimony of Gianna Jessen, the US abortion survivor due to speak in Parliament next week, but warning about the dangers of trying to reduce the upper time limit for abortion.Paul Tully, SPUC's General Secretary, warned that any lowering of the...

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News, SPUC has sent a letter to parliamentarians praising the testimony of Gianna Jessen, the US abortion survivor due to speak in Parliament next week, but warning about the dangers of trying to reduce the upper time limit for abortion. Paul Tully, SPUC's General Secretary, warned that any loweri...

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Abortion survivor brave but upper limit move dangerous, says SPUC Abortion survivor brave but upper limit move dangerous, says SPUC Westminster, 1st December 2005 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has written a letter to parliamentarians praising the testimony of abortio...

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News, The director of the Spinal Repair Unit at University College, London, has announced trials of a new treatment for patients with spinal cord injuries. 10 patients will be treated at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London using stem cells taken from the lining of their ...

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The director of the Spinal Repair Unit at University College, London, has announced trials of a new treatment for patients with spinal cord injuries. 10 patients will be treated at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London using stem cells taken from the lining of their noses. P...

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Catch up on all the big news stories from the past week - here are some you may have missed:A South Korean pioneer of human cloning has apologised and resigned from all his official posts after admitting that he used ova from paid donors and donated by women from his research team. Earlier in the mo...

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