News, Cells which were taken from the brain of an aborted unborn baby and then modified to contain genes from a monkey virus are to be injected into the skulls of stroke victims as part of a British trial. Scientists announced at the British Association meeting last week that twelve patients w...

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European parliament calls on UK parliament to reject human cloning Westminster, 11 September, 2000--The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday (7 September) night which calls on "the UK Government to review its position on human embryo cloning and calls on its honourable colleagues, the...

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News, The European parliament yesterday adopted a resolution which unequivocally opposed so-called therapeutic cloning and called on the British government to reconsider its position on the issue. Members of the assembly voted by 237 to 230 (with 43 abstentions) in favour of the resolution, wh...

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News, The European parliament yesterday adopted a resolution which unequivocally opposed so-called therapeutic cloning and called on the British government to reconsider its position on the issue. Members of the assembly voted by 237 to 230 (with 43 abstentions) in favour of the resolution, which ...

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News, The second team of medical experts whose advice was sought in the case of the Siamese twins Jodie and Mary has given its "broad support" for an operation to separate them, against the wishes of the parents. David Harris QC, acting for the official solicitor, insisted that an operation which ...

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News, The second team of medical experts whose advice was sought in the case of the Siamese twins Jodie and Mary has given its "broad support" for an operation to separate them, against the wishes of the parents. David Harris QC, acting for the official solicitor, insisted that an operation wh...

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News, The president of the European Commission has acknowledged the serious ethical questions raised by the issue of human cloning, but has declined to express his opinion one way or the other. Instead, Romano Prodi said that the commission would seek to stimulate "open debate that will bring ...

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News, The president of the European Commission has acknowledged the serious ethical questions raised by the issue of human cloning, but has declined to express his opinion one way or the other. Instead, Romano Prodi said that the commission would seek to stimulate "open debate that will bring Euro...

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News, New guidelines governing 'do not resuscitate' orders (DNRs) in British hospitals have been announced by the government. The list of criteria, drawn up by the Resuscitation Council with the support of the Royal College of Nursing and the British Medical Council, stipulate four circumstances i...

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News, New guidelines governing 'do not resuscitate' orders (DNRs) in British hospitals have been announced by the government. The list of criteria, drawn up by the Resuscitation Council with the support of the Royal College of Nursing and the British Medical Council, stipulate four circumstanc...

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News, The case of the siamese twins known as Jodie and Mary is being heard today in the English Court of Appeal. The twins' parents are seeking to overturn an earlier ruling that their daughters must be separated, a procedure which would result in the certain death of Mary. In written evidence...

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Conference to address new threats to life Westminster, 4 September, 2000--A major pro-life conference is to be held at the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire, on 15 - 17 September. Leading national and international experts will speak on such topics as euthanasia, post-abortion syndrome...

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News, The case of the siamese twins known as Jodie and Mary is being heard today in the English Court of Appeal. The twins' parents are seeking to overturn an earlier ruling that their daughters must be separated, a procedure which would result in the certain death of Mary. In written evidence, th...

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News, The Scottish Executive [which exercises powers recently devolved to Scotland from London] has said that it will consider calls to allow school nurses to hand out the [abortifacient] morning-after pill without a doctor's prescription to girls as young as 12. Parental consent would not be requ...

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News, The Scottish Executive [which exercises powers recently devolved to Scotland from London] has said that it will consider calls to allow school nurses to hand out the [abortifacient] morning-after pill without a doctor's prescription to girls as young as 12. Parental consent would not be ...

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News, The majority of scientists interviewed by a British newspaper believe that reproductive cloning of human beings in now inevitable. More than half of the 32 experts surveyed by The Independent newspaper said that reproductive cloning would be attempted within 20 years, and a significant m...

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News, The majority of scientists interviewed by a British newspaper believe that reproductive cloning of human beings in now inevitable. More than half of the 32 experts surveyed by The Independent newspaper said that reproductive cloning would be attempted within 20 years, and a significant minor...

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News, Following the concerns expressed by Professor Vivette Glover that unborn babies might experience pain during abortions [reported in yesterday's digest], the UK's Department of Health has said that it is awaiting a report on the issue from the Medical Council's Foetal Pain Expert Group, expec...

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News, Following the concerns expressed by Professor Vivette Glover that unborn babies might experience pain during abortions [reported in yesterday's digest], the UK's Department of Health has said that it is awaiting a report on the issue from the Medical Council's Foetal Pain Expert Group, e...

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Scientists confirm fears over carbon-copy babies Westminster, 30 August, 2000--A survey of medical scientists has confirmed pro-life activists' fears that cloned human babies will become a reality in the near future. Most respondents to the survey, published in today's Independent, agreed that the i...

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