IVF linked to risk of birth defects and heart disease
Two recent studies have shown that the incidence of birth defects and long-term circulatory problems is much higher among children conceived with IVF. Two recent...
Controversial guidelines for UK doctors
The General Medical Council, the UK body which registers and disciplines doctors, is proposing controversial amendments to its guidelines for good patient care. A proposed...
“Human dignity”: more action in the trenches
A bioethicist at Weill Cornell Medical College has fired another salvo in the battle of human dignity. Writing in the May issue of the journal...
Should surrogacy become a profession and not just another job?
Two New Zealand bioethicists have suggested that surrogacy should be treated as a dignified profession, not just contract work. America’s most fecund surrogate mother has...
Another heroic figure in the reproduction revolution
As the gap between love and sex grows wider and wider, peculiar new professions crop up. Der Spiegel recently featured a 42-year-old Dutch man who...
UK launches inquiry into donor conception
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics, in the UK, is conducting an inquiry into how much information people need to know about their genetic origins. People...
Mickey Rooney highlights the danger of elder abuse
Mickey Rooney features in a documentary about the dangers of elder abuse. Mickey Rooney, the Hollywood icon who testified before the US Congress about his...
Canadian bioethicist asks, why have children?
Is it good to have children? Most people would think so, but there is a range of views amongst utilitarian bioethicists. The latest contribution to...