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January 2007

Four Out of Five Brits Favor Euthanasia (24.1.2007)

Four out of five people in Britain believe the law should allow a doctor to end the life of a terminally ill patient who is in pain if they wish to die. In a finding confirming that British public opinion is at odds with the law, today's British Social Attitudes Survey reveals strong support for euthanasia, though only in carefully defined circumstances.


UK: Fertility watchdog delays ruling on animal-human embryo research (12.1.2007)

The Government's advisory committee on fertility has decided to delay its decision on whether to allow the creation of human-animal embryos.

Scotland: Stem cell centre plan confirmed (11.1.2007)

A world-leading centre in stem cell science and regenerative medicine is to be built in Edinburgh, ministers have confirmed.