Conjugal sex for prisoners?
A Barbadian Government minister has suggested a different approach to managing sexual relations between prison inmates and their legal partners, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation Caribbean report.
Easier access to morning-after pill
WASHINGTON (Reuters): A morning-after contraceptive can be sold to adults in the United States without a prescription, health officials ruled last Thursday, ending a three-year fight over wider access and use by teenagers.
Stem-cell research dubbed Orwellian
BOSTON (Reuters): Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, said last Thursday his administration's new restrictions on stem-cell research are aimed at heading off an 'Orwellian' future.
Vaccine set to cut cervical cancer deaths
LONDON (Reuters): GlaxoSmithKline's experimental vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer could cut the number of cases and deaths from the illness by up to 76 per cent, the drug company said yesterday.
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