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January 2010

Pregnant Woman's Involuntary Hospitalization Raises Legal, Ethical, Medical Questions (27.1.2010)
The case of a pregnant Florida woman hospitalized against her will is raising a legal, ethical and medical storm around this issue: Can a doctor's order to quit smoking and rest in bed trump a woman's right to control her own body?

Parents fight to keep infant on life support (21.1.2010)
Three-month-old Isaiah May, who suffered brain damage at birth, breathes on a ventilator in an Edmonton neonatal intensive care unit...

Nuffield Council on Bioethics Seeks Views on Biofuels (13.1.2010)
The UK-based Nuffield Council on Bioethics is asking people to submit their views on the potential of biofuels.

Les conséquences de l'avortement sélectif en Chine (12.1.2010)
119 garcons naissent actuellement pour 100 filles en Chine, là où le ratio était de 108 garcons pour 100 filles en 1982...

Vers un nouveau projet sur le prélèvement d'organes en Finlande (8.1.2010)
Le 29 décembre 2009, le gouvernement finlandais a annoncé qu'il présenterait bientôt au Parlement un projet de loi sur le prélèvement d'organes.

The Medical Milestones That Defined the Noughties (4.1.2010)
In 2000, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair jointly announced that a working draft of the human genome had been completed, paving the way for genetic tests and new treatments for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even obesity...