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Parents Allege Six‑Year‑Old Died After Paid Gene‑Editing Trial by Shanghai Team

If confirmed, the claims would point to failures in informed consent, safety oversight, and transparency in human gene‑editing research.

Parliamentary Committee Urges Indefinite Exclusion of Mental‑Illness‑Only Patients From MAID

Gurugram Couple Says DNA Tests Show IVF Twins Are Not Their Biological Children

Man Sues Kyoto Clinic for ¥11 Million After Wife Used Third-Party Sperm in IVF

Japan Orders Warning for Tabneos After 20 Deaths Linked to Liver Dysfunction

Supreme Court Hails Harish Rana Family’s Organ Donation, Seeks Compliance on Life‑Support Ruling

Deposition Details Florida Surgeon’s Account in Wrong-Organ Death Case

Florida IVF Mix-Up: Couple Says Baby’s Genetic Parents Identified

Peru Judge Orders Emergency Transfusion for Newborn After Parents Refuse on Religious Grounds

Florida IVF Clinic Closes After Embryo Mix-Up Lawsuits

Milan Judge Dismisses Cases Against Marco Cappato in Two Assisted-Suicide Trips

Dozens Seek DNA Testing After Rijnstate Confirms Ex-Gynaecologist Fathered At Least 16 Children

Judge Orders Weekly Hearings and Patient Outreach in Florida IVF Embryo Mix-Up Case

Parents of 26-Year-Old Push to Curb Canada's Track 2 MAID After Son's December Death

Judge Demands Rapid Plan in Orlando IVF Embryo Mix-Up Case

French Senate Rejects Assisted-Dying Bill, Sending It Back to the National Assembly

Florida Couple Sues Orlando IVF Clinic Over Alleged Embryo Mix-Up as Case Moves to Orange County

Morena Deputy Files Bill to Decriminalize Assisted Death for Adults in Mexico

Graz Court Acquits Surgeons in Case of 12-Year-Old at Skull Operation

Paris Court Delays Trial of Joyeux and Fourtillan in Illegal Clinical Tests Case