Assisted suicide or murder?
Hi there, You may recall a very unusual murder case in New York last year. A well-known motivational speaker, Jeffrey Locker, hired a drug addict,...
Bioethics and the 2012 election: Romney’s surrogate grandsons
Mitt Romney's eldest son Tagg now has three children born from a surrogate mother. Entering national politics is a bit like strip mining the family...
Chile’s “natural experiment” suggests that banning abortion will not kill more women
Legal, safe and rare abortion is often seen as a necessary component of women’s health. However, a study of abortion in Chile published this week...
Should eugenics become a “fundamental human right”?
Should termination of Down syndrome foetuses be regarded as a fundamental human right? This is an issue which the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)...
How long should women persevere with IVF?
In Israel women with up to two children can receive unlimited free, government-funded IVF treatment. This means that it is an ideal place to test...
South Korea ramps up stem-cell research
South Korea's stem cell research is bouncing back after the disgrace caused by researcher Hwang Woo-suk, whose work with stem cells proved to be fraudulent....
Women strap on bellies to keep surrogacy secret
Many women in India who hire surrogates use fake tummies to keep the surrogacy a secret, the Times of India reports. Many women in India...
Facebook encourages organ donation
The organ donation community applauded Facebook's announcement this week that it will allow its 900 million members to share their donor status with friends and...
Euthanasia on the boil in New Zealand
Two cases of euthanasia in New Zealand have been used to push the legalisation agenda, with politicians agitating for legal change. Each has involved men...