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‘which of these was a neighbour?’: The House of Lords vote on abortion and the need for mercy

One in three pregnancies in England and Wales ends in abortion. And five in six of those abortions now…

Three-parent embryos: can the end ever justify the means?

Every year, about one in 5,000 babies are born with a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation, inherited from…

bereavement leave and the grief we don’t talk about

The government are consulting on proposals to extend bereavement leave to those who lose a baby before…

Who benefits from abortion decriminalisation? Women or abortion providers?

The recent case of Nicola Packer has attracted a good deal of attention. The public response has been…

bag babies?

Just as children conceived through IVF became known colloquially as ‘test-tube babies’, the work…

Complete societal capture on abortion

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The sentencing of a woman for two years imprisonment for performing a home abortion with pills obtained…

When is a ‘synthetic’ embryo a real embryo?

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Embryonic stem cell-derived embryos (ESCDEs) have been around for a long time. Last year, an ESCDE,…

You wouldn’t do it to a dog! Current fetal pain relief in NHS abortions

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This blog should perhaps carry one of those BBC-style warnings, ‘some viewers may find the following…

When is a baby not a baby?

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Last week Panorama ran an ‘investigation’ into pregnancy advice centres which they claimed give misleading…

Podbabies: Who are they kidding?

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Ectogenesis – the gestation of children in artificial wombs – has long been considered by many…

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