Stem-cell therapies for diseases such as Parkinson?s and diabetes could become illegal under embryo research laws planned by the Government, The Times has learnt.
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March 15th, 2008
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March 14th, 2008
Gordon Brown yesterday opened the door to a climbdown over proposed laws on fertility and embryo research.
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March 14th, 2008
Conservative leader Michael Howard has called for tighter abortion laws, saying they should be performed no later than 20 weeks into pregnancy.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, Mr Howard said: "I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed.
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March 14th, 2008
Conservative leader Michael Howard has called for tighter abortion laws, saying they should be performed no later than 20 weeks into pregnancy.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, Mr Howard said: "I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed.
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March 13th, 2008
Passion For Life websire reports on the comments made by Lord Alton on the exchange between David Cameron & Gordon Brown at Prime Minister's Questions on 12th March.
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March 12th, 2008
Prime Minister exchange with David Cameron on 'Free Votes' in forthcoming debate for HFE Bill. David Cameron Challenges Gordon Brown to permit all MPs free votes in the Bill, rather than to follow the whip. (This item also viewable as video in our MediaCentre)
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March 12th, 2008
Since the reign of Elizabeth I, meetings of the town council have started with a prayer.
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March 11th, 2008
Rules surrounding the abortion of disabled foetuses are to be reviewed to take account of the latest medical advances.
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March 11th, 2008
As a debate on choosing embryos shows, the big disability deaf people face is others' attitudes
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March 11th, 2008
Judging from the fuss whenever science opens up new possibilities for human foetal and embryonic research, voters could be forgiven for not realising such work has been done for nearly a century. It featured in the polio vaccine breakthrough in 1954. What next? Parkinson's Disease? MS?