The missing link in the same-sex marriage debate
Hi there, The hottest debate in town at the moment is same-sex marriage. In itself, this is not really a bioethical issue, but it necessarily...
Are cognitive neuroenhancing drugs ethical? German ethicists say No
The near frontier of human enhancement is coffee on steroids: the drugs of the future that will make you smarter, sharper and quicker. This is...
UK to allow lesbian couples equal access to IVF
Same-sex couples will have the same access to IVF treatment as heterosexual couples under directives issued by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical...
TB patient charged in California for not taking meds
Tuberculosis patient Armando Rodriguez was urged multiple times to continue taking his tuberculosis medication. Tuberculosis patient Armando Rodriguez was urged multiple times to continue taking...
High Court denies benefits to parent of twins born through IVF
Following up on a BioEdge story from last year, a woman whose child was born through posthumous conception was denied survivor benefits, in a US...
Doctors, patients persecuted in Arab turmoil
Doctors in Syria and Bahrain risk arrest and prison for treating patients without fear or favour. Doctors in Syria and Bahrain risk arrest and prison...
Call for Israel to change surrogacy laws
An Israeli Health Ministry committee has made some radical recommendations about fertility and birth policies last week, including allowing gay men to use a surrogate...
Brain scans could replace SATs in 20 years
By 2032, students' brain characteristics could be the deciding factor in whether they get into the college of their dreams, researcher Prof Richard Heier, of...
Family of Indian surrogate gets some compensation for her death
The family of an Indian surrogate mother from Gujarat who died in the eighth month of her pregnancy (see last week's BioEdge) has been given...
A wish to die or a cry for help?
“He’s sick and tired of the pain and indignity and wants to die” is the most common reason for assisted suicide and euthanasia. However, a...
“Love is the drug”, from the Best Of Julian Savulescu
Two Oxford bioethicists have proposed a novel solution to the scourge of 50% divorce rates – use love drugs to keep the flame of love...
Germany seeks to increase organ supply
Germany has amended legislation to promote organ donation. After years of debate, people over 16 will be regularly asked by their health insurance company if...