Jolie’s Choice
Hi there, Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double preventative mastectomy is a teachable moment in bioethics. But as a columnist in the Financial Times...
Jolie’s Choice
Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie was hailed this week for her bravery in revealing that she has had a preventative double mastectomy. Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie...
DSM-5 to be launched next week
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) goes on sale on May 22 after more than a decade of revision by...
Breakthrough in therapeutic cloning reignites debate
Cloning humans might be one step closer, with scientists in the US managing to use adult skin cells to produce an embryo clone. Cloning humans...
Are bioethicists a “priestly caste”?
Is bioethics compatible with democracy? This is not a question that surfaces very often in policy debates featuring prestigious bioethicists. However, in a provocative column...
Is surgical castration is an ethical option for sex offenders?
The German and Czech governments allow sex offenders to be surgically castrated – provided that they give informed consent to the procedure. This has put...
New bill to end IVF ‘discrimination’ in South Australia
A new bill is before the South Australian parliament that would make IVF available to lesbian couples and fertile single mothersA new bill is before...
Woman sentenced to 5 years jail for cruel surrogacy fraud
A Californian women has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment after she misappropriated US$2.5 million from a surrogacy company. Tonya Ann Collins, 37, set up...
Thorny custody case could set precedent for disabled parents
A complex custody dispute has come before an Israeli court, raising questions about the limits of legal parenthood as well as the rights of parents...