Two frameworks for Belgian euthanasia
Hi there, Just as I was about to put BioEdge to bed, a couple of Wall Street Journal articles by Naftali Bendavid about euthanasia in...
Genetics at the Supreme Court 1: patenting genes
In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that human genes cannot be patented. In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the US Supreme...
Genetics at the Supreme Court 2: the “genetic panopticon”
Earlier this month the US Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that DNA swabbing of people who have been arrested is constitutional. Earlier this...
Researchers propose drug-trial on non-consenting patients
A controversial drug test on non-consenting patients has been proposed by doctors in Massachusetts. A controversial drug test on non-consenting patients has been proposed by...
Vale Edmund Pellegrino
Edmund Pellegrino, a “conservative” bioethicist who won the respect of colleagues of all persuasions, died this week at the age of 92.Edmund Pellegrino, a “conservative”...
Pill to be available over the counter in US
One of the rare issues on which President Obama has agreed with conservative critics is restricting the availability of emergency contraception to women 17 and...
Convicted paedophile gets child from surrogate mother in India
A convicted Israeli paedophile adopted a 4-year-old girl from a surrogate mother in India, the Jewish Chronicle has reported.A convicted Israeli paedophile adopted a 4-year-old...
Indian women victimized in sterilization camps
Sterilization of poor Indian women is still a major tool used by state governments to slow population growth. Sterilization of poor Indian women is still...
Medicine students peer into their own genetic future
Stanford University has introduced an ambitious new genetics subject into its medical curriculum, in which students study their own genetic data.Stanford University has introduced an...