GE’S ULTRASOUND MACHINES AND INDIA’S GENDERCIDE
General Electric Co has come under the spotlight in the Wall Street Journal for supplying Indian doctors with the ultrasound machines which enable sex-selective abortions....
FOLLOWING YOUR CONSCIENCE MAY NOT BE THE WAY OF THE FUTURE
"A stampede of pharmacists" demanding the right not to provide the morning-after pill has prompted a call to rethink conscience in the latest Journal of...
UK COUPLE TO CREATE DESIGNER BABY TO BEAT BREAST CANCER
Two British couples plan to sift through IVF embryos and destroy those with a high risk of breast cancer. An application to test for the...
LETHAL INJECTIONS INHUMANE, SAYS STUDY
Although 37 American states use lethal injections to execute prisoners, they also expect the process to be relatively painless. But a controversial new study contends...
US SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN
Because abortion is such a well-covered topic, we seldom report developments in BioEdge, despite the fact that it is a key bioethical issue. However, a...
DOCTORS STILL RECEIVING BOODLES OF FREEBIES
Despite voluntary guidelines set in 2002 which limit freebies, nearly 95% of American doctors receive free food, beverages, drug samples, sports tickets or other benefits...
US SET TO BAN GENETIC DISCRIMINATION
A bill banning genetic discrimination has sailed through the House of Representatives by a vote of 420-3. The bill already passed the Senate unanimously in...