Most children with Down die before birth. Since we can see that our baby has the syndrome, the numbers of Down children sink. On World Down Syndrome Day we publish a reflection from Germany.

Sophie Griebel was never questioned when she said she wanted to become a boy. Looking back, she thinks this was a huge mistake.

As a doctor, Päivi Räsänen learned that a bed-ridden person has a critical task in society: to train us in neighbourly love. Now, as a politician in Finland, she faces a debate about euthanasia.

When churchgoers end up in a hospital, they have better chances of survival than non-believers. That’s what research tells us. Still, some scholars see religion as harmful. According to Olof Edsinger, there is enough reason to challenge that vision.

When it comes to getting an abortion, many women are faced with slogans such as "my body, my choice" or "no uterus, no say". But what about the fathers-to-be in that relationship?