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WHO: No Zika vaccine before 2020

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 09:51:13 +0100

About 40 potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before 2020, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Swiss scientists against sex-selective abortion

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:54:00 +0200

A national science commission is backing a government motion to impose stricter controls to prevent parents in Switzerland aborting an unborn child due to its gender.

Doc convicted over fatal pregnancy

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0200

The head of gynaecology at a hospital in the canton of Saint Gallen was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a botched pregnancy killed both the mother, Julitta, and her child.

13-year-old set to give birth in Swiss village

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:35 +0100

A 13-year-old girl in a village in Bern canton is expecting to give birth this April to a child fathered by her 14-year-old schoolmate.