News, The Irish prime minister has promised to hold a referendum on abortion by June 2002. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that the plebiscite will take place during the remainder of his government's term of office. Dr Peter McKenna, master of the Rotunda maternity hospital, is reported as cla...

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News, The Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons today by 113 votes to two. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed the further progress of Mrs Ann Winterton's Bill, but is concerned by strong opposition...

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News, The Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons today by 113 votes to two. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed the further progress of Mrs Ann Winterton's Bill, but is concerned by strong opposition fro...

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News, The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has defended a parliamentary Bill which would tighten the law against euthanasia. Speaking on ITN's Powerhouse programme today, Paul Tully, general secretary, emphasised that the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill, which will b...

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News, The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has defended a parliamentary Bill which would tighten the law against euthanasia. Speaking on ITN's Powerhouse programme today, Paul Tully, general secretary, emphasised that the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill, which wi...

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News, Mrs Ann Winterton, sponsor of the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill, has signed the parliamentary motion which alerts the British government to the dangers of the morning-after pill. This brings the number of supporters of the amendment to 11. 14 MPs have signed an amendm...

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News, Mrs Ann Winterton, sponsor of the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill, has signed the parliamentary motion which alerts the British government to the dangers of the morning-after pill. This brings the number of supporters of the amendment to 11. 14 MPs have signed an amendment ...

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News, British fertility clinics have won their battle to be allowed to use frozen eggs in in vitro fertilisation. The Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, has been granted a licence by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The HFEA, which had thought that freezi...

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News, British fertility clinics have won their battle to be allowed to use frozen eggs in in vitro fertilisation. The Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, has been granted a licence by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The HFEA, which had thought that fr...

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News, Women who are implanted with two embryos have the same chance of successful in vitro fertilisation as those implanted with three, according to research by Professor Allan Templeton, secretary to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The college claims that, if the number...

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News, Women who are implanted with two embryos have the same chance of successful in vitro fertilisation as those implanted with three, according to research by Professor Allan Templeton, secretary to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The college claims that, if the number of ...

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News, As predicted yesterday, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has urged British fertility clinics to limit the number of embryos used in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to two, with a view to reducing the number of multiple births. Fertility experts have said that the measure is...

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News, As predicted yesterday, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has urged British fertility clinics to limit the number of embryos used in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to two, with a view to reducing the number of multiple births. Fertility experts have said that the measur...

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News, The British parliamentary motion which warns about the morning-after pill has had an amendment proposed which claims that "emergency contraception" is not a method of abortion. Dr Jenny Tonge MP's amendment condones the supply of so-called "emergency contraception" by pharmacists and cla...

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News, The British parliamentary motion which warns about the morning-after pill has had an amendment proposed which claims that "emergency contraception" is not a method of abortion. Dr Jenny Tonge MP's amendment condones the supply of so-called "emergency contraception" by pharmacists and claims ...

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News, A British parliamentary Bill has been published which would make it an offence to withdraw or withhold medical treatment and/or nutrition with the intention of killing a patient. The publication of Mrs Ann Winterton's Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill has been welcomed by the...

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News, A British parliamentary Bill has been published which would make it an offence to withdraw or withhold medical treatment and/or nutrition with the intention of killing a patient. The publication of Mrs Ann Winterton's Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill has been welcomed by...

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News, A British bioethicist has predicted that, since medical advances are helping people to live longer, society may have to decide on the maximum allowable lifespan. Those who reached the agreed age might be killed "to make way for future generations". [Dr John Harris, holder of the Sir Davi]...

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News, A British bioethicist has predicted that, since medical advances are helping people to live longer, society may have to decide on the maximum allowable lifespan. Those who reached the agreed age might be killed "to make way for future generations". [Dr John Harris, holder of the Sir David Al]...

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News, The first primate to be produced by cloning has been born, according to the journal Science. A rhesus monkey has been created by the division of embryos at the Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon. Identical monkeys will be of use in research on AIDS, cancer, heart-disease and...

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