Cardinals, back off from this war with women and state
Jackie Ashley: The turbulence created by the Catholic church's revival of anti-abortion polemics cannot do it any good. That time is gone.
Doubts over gene ‘cures’
A Delhi clinic is offering hope to the desperately ill. But the medical establishment is not convinced.
Impractical preaching
Leader: The Catholic church is a free association with every right to lobby - as it did to good end, for example, on the issue of developing-world debt. On abortion, however, it must be resisted.
Mistaken identity
On Monday, psychiatrist Russell Reid was censured for improperly authorising five sex changes. Claudia, whom Reid approved for gender reassignment 20 years ago, tells Julie Bindel how she was rushed into the operation - and quickly came to regret it.
Filthy habit
Once, everyone smoked on screen. Now, you have to be evil, hard-bitten, feckless or - worst of all - working class, says Zoe Williams.
Is the smoking ban a good idea?
Christopher Hitchens and Simon Hoggart put forward their arguments.
Do bans help people quit?
What difference have smoking prohibitions made in places where they have already been introduced? Polly Curtis reports.
Warning: giving up smoking can seriously damage your health
Charlie Brooker: For years, cigarettes and I were trapped in an abusive relationship. They beat me up, internally speaking, yet I couldn't live without them. I even smoked in the shower. Honestly. It's easier than you think.