Is human dignity a stupid idea?
Harvard professor Steven Pinker says soIn the minds of most people, human dignity must surely be a cornerstone of bioethics. But as BioEdge has often...
War on terror in another bioethical fix
Should detainees be sedated? The war on terror has thrown up another bioethical conundrum: forcible drugging of foreigners deported from the United States. The Washington...
Having fun behind closed doors
... and creating GM embryos News that American scientists had created a genetically modified human embryo leaked out over the weekend. Scientists at Cornell University...
Hybrid embryos: nice, but not necessary, says expert
British Parliament debates fertility legislation Once again, bioethics is on centre stage in the British Parliament as the House of Commons debates a revision of...
American ‘reverend’ enjoys his job of assisting suicide
Disturbing profile of George Exoo A disturbing profile in the Guardian of the one leading lights of the right-to-die movement, the Rev. George Exoo, shows...
Claims by Irish bioethics council attacked
Embryo rights not a religious dogma The Irish Council for Bioethics recently recommended by a unanimous vote that frozen IVF embryos could be destroyed for...
Ava Gardner’s message for would-be suicides
Why is Melbourne so gloomy? One of the most depressing films you could possibly see is On the Beach, a 1959 Hollywood melodrama with Gregory...