How about licensing parents?
Hi there, Some time ago, I recall writing an article about a loopy proposal to licence parents. There were too many incompetent parents around, ran...
Fate of stem cell funding still up in the air
New ruling allows funding temporarily Although a three-judge appeals court has lifted a US injunction on human embryonic stem cell funding, scientists are still feeling...
California tries to lure stem cell scientists
But still no miracle cures The taxpayer-funded California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has spent nearly half of its US$3 billion without delivering any miracle cures....
Court awards custody of Australian baby to four gay parents
All fine people, says JudgeAnother instalment in the Amazing Adventures of Reproductive Technology. Baby E was born in Melbourne in 2008. His mother and her...
Derek Humphry: how and where to get suicide drugs
Assisted-suicide proponent gives his lethal advice – yet again In a recent blog post, staunch assisted-suicide activist Derek Humphry released detailed instructions on how to...
Sterilise the “unfit”, British sociologist says
For “child protection”A British sociologist and health scientist argued recently that the ‘unfit’ should be sterilised because they are not able to raise children responsibly....
Do parents make the best parents?
Should you be licensed to be a parent? Radical suggestions by European academics A social trend which has had a tremendous impact upon bioethics is...
Germany tries to increase organ donation
But with not an opt-out system The German government plans to increase the number of organ donors by appointing organ transplant co-ordinators in major hospitals...
Belgian nurses appear to support euthanasia
Are all end-of-life decisions euthanasia decisions? Do Belgian paediatric nurses really want to be able to euthanase children with terminal illnesses? A recent article in...
Plagiarism widespread in Chinese science
Acknowledged by Chinese academic As China becomes more and more important because of its burgeoning economy and science, will academic misconduct also increase? Quite possibly....
Dying Kenyan children suffering needless pain
Human Rights Watch calls for palliative treatment Kenyan children in acute and chronic pain suffer needlessly because of government policies that restrict access to inexpensive...
Over 500,000 American kids on antipsychotics
Numbers soar Over 500,000 children and adolescents in America are currently taking antipsychotic drugs, according to a Food and Drug Administration report released in September...