Film about Jack Kevorkian
April 10, 2010 Hi there, It has been a slow week in the bioethics world, although there always seems to be something happening. If you...
Obama endorses DNA databank for crime
Could be human rights violation In an apparent concession to populist politics President Barack Obama used the popular Fox Network show “America’s Most Wanted” to...
England’s DNA data base becomes election issue
European Court of Human Rights forced England to change rules England’s DNA data base has become an election issue. The opposition Conservatives have abandoned attempts...
Sex selection unlikely in Australia, says bioethicist
Just a pre-emptive attempt to sway public opinion Although several reports have appeared that Australia’s ban on couples choosing the sex of their children either...
Don’t overpay your surrogate, UK lawyers tell couples
You could lose the baby Legal experts in the UK have warned that couples who commission a surrogate mother might not be regarded as the...
UK women flocking to Eastern Europe for cheap IVF
“Do your homework,” says infertility counsellor The London tabloid The Express has “revealed” that “thousands” of British women are traveling to Eastern Europe for cheap...
New US bioethics commission appointed
Is the selection unimaginative? US President Barack Obama has appointed 10 more bioethics advisors, bringing membership of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical...
Pope skeptical about life extension projects
Not an easy convert to transhumanism The leader of the world’s Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, has been inundated by attacks over Catholic response to clergy...
Nitschke takes up computer hacking
Classes for senior on how to download forbidden euthanasia manuals Euthanasia activist Dr Philip Nitschke has is holding 'hacking masterclasses' to show senior citizens how...