An unborn baby who developed a rare blood condition has become one of the youngest children to receive a blood transfusion, the BBC reports.Ruby Doland was 17-weeks gestation when she was given the transfusion into the umbilical cord at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, to treat a condition called...

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The parents of baby Charlotte Wyatt are going to the Court of Appeal to try to overturn a ruling permitting doctors to withhold treatment from her if her condition deteriorates.When the judgement was originally made, the court was told that it was the 'unanimous view of doctors' that Charlotte would...

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News, The parents of baby Charlotte Wyatt are going to the Court of Appeal to try to overturn a ruling permitting doctors to withhold treatment from her if her condition deteriorates. When the judgement was originally made, the court was told that it was the 'unanimous view of doctors' that Charlo...

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News, SPUC has presented a submission to the court of human rights in Strasbourg as it prepares to hear the case of an Irish woman who claims that the Republic's ban on abortion breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. The submission details previous court rulings that demonstrate that th...

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Dr Mo Mowlam, the former Northern Ireland Secretary, has died at a hospice in Kent.Dr Mowlam had difficulty with her balance as a result of radiotherapy to treat a brain tumour and did not regain consciousness after hitting her head during a fall earlier in the month. Her food and fluids were withdr...

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SPUC defends the unborn in human rights court Belfast and Dublin, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has called upon the court of human rights in Strasbourg to respect the right to life of the child in the womb. The call comes as the court prepares to hear the case of a woman who c...

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The executive director of an international organisation of obstetrics and gynaecologists has warned that the practice of obstetrics is dying as a result of the culture of death.Dr Rob Walley of Matercare International told a gathering of students at Campaign Life Coalition's Toronto office that when...

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News, Swiss scientists have used skin from an aborted baby to treat children with burns, the Guardian reports. The team at the University Hospital of Lausanne used a patch of skin taken after the baby had been aborted to develop a bank of tissue. Fragments of skin have been taken from ethical sour...

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News, The British government's department of health has launched a public consultation on the laws and regulations on embryo experimentation and assisted reproduction. So-called sex selection for social reasons, the creation of human-animal hybrids (chimeras) and the welfare of children conceived ...

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The British government's department of health has launched a public consultation on the laws and regulations on embryo experimentation and assisted reproduction.So-called sex selection for social reasons, the creation of human-animal hybrids (chimeras) and the welfare of children conceived artificia...

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The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says it is going to launch a public consultation later this year on a new use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.The technique can presently be used on IVF embryos to detect conditions which are certain to be transmitted, such as cystic fibros...

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News, The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says it is going to launch a public consultation later this year on a new use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. The technique can presently be used on IVF embryos to detect conditions which are certain to be transmitted, such as cyst...

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News, A study of general practitioners in the Netherlands has examined the reasons why people ask for euthanasia in relation to the outcome of the requests. It suggests that in 44% of cases, the request for euthanasia is carried out. In 13% the request was agreed, but the patient died before it wa...

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A study of general practitioners in the Netherlands has examined the reasons why people ask for euthanasia in relation to the outcome of the requests.It suggests that in 44% of cases, the request for euthanasia is carried out.In 13% the request was agreed, but the patient died before it was carried ...

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Three anonymous Irish women have launched a complaint against their country's constitution in the European Court of Human Rights. The three have had "crisis pregnancies" - and may have gone abroad to have abortions.The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA), which is "facilitating" the legal effor...

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News, Three anonymous Irish women have launched a complaint against their country's constitution in the European Court of Human Rights. The three have had "crisis pregnancies" - and may have gone abroad to have abortions . The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA), which is "facilitating" the l...

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News, The Family Planning Association is reportedly today launching a campaign to liberalise abortion law in Ireland. A 14-point policy is expected to be announced. More than 6,000 women went from the Irish Republic to England for abortion last year. [UTV, 9 August] A 15-year-old girl with HIV had...

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A 15-year-old girl with HIV had her baby by caesarean section to avoid passing on the disease to the child.The unnamed girl, in Wales, discovered she had the condition during pre-natal testing, and doctors took other steps to avoid transmission. She is being advised not to breastfeed. In three month...

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Right to Life Australia has criticised a decision to remove the feeding tube of a severely brain-injured woman, who has died ten days later.Maria Korp, 50, was strangled and left in the boot of a car by her husband's lover six months ago. She was left in the car boot for five days.Mrs Korp's legal g...

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News, Right to Life Australia has criticised a decision to remove the feeding tube of a severely brain-injured woman, who has died ten days later. Maria Korp, 50, was strangled and left in the boot of a car by her husband's lover six months ago. She was left in the car boot for five days. Mrs Korp...

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