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Pope: God Sees Embryos as 'Complete' Humans (28.12.2005)
Roman Catholic Church stance against abortion, embryo research stressed

Argentine : nouvelle loi sur le don d'organes (6.12.2005)
Le parlement argentin vient d'approuver une loi autorisant le prélèvement d'organes sur tout citoyen décédé âgé de plus de 18 ans sauf si celui-ci a déclaré formellement son désaccord.

The Netherlands regulates ending the lives of severely ill neonates
The Dutch government is to introduce greater legal protection for doctors who end the life of severely ill and hopelessly suffering newborn babies.

France: Partial Face Transplant Done
LYON - Doctors have performed the world's first partial face transplant, grafting a nose, lips and chin onto a 38-year-old woman disfigured by a dog bite, hospital officials said Wednesday.