Vale Muhammed Ali
Ali defeated Sonny Liston in 1964 The death of Muhammed Ali at the age of 74 is reminder of the uneasy ethical status of...
A gorilla grabs your kid: should you shoot?
The smart money says No. That bioethicists regard the lives of animals as more important than infants or disabled humans is a common complaint amongst...
IVF expert complains about unjustifiable use of ICSI around the world
Derides it as "Santa Claus in the fertility clinic" The editor-in-chief of one of the world's leading reproductive medicine journals has attacked the rising use...
IVF boom in China following one-child backflip
Scores of older couples in China are turning to IVF to have a second child. After the Chinese government’s abandonment of the one-child policy, scores...
Australian IVF under fire for conflict of interest and misleading advertising
IVF companies in Australia have come under fire following a Four Corners investigation. IVF companies in Australia have come under fire following a Four Corners...
Dutch euthanasia guidelines now in English
A great resource for accurate critiques Here’s a very helpful resource in debating euthanasia: the code of practice for the regional euthanasia review committees in...
Should happy demented people be euthanized?
Yes, say German and Dutch bioethicists; they don't know their own mind One problem sector in regimes which have legalised euthanasia is demented people who...
Disability backlash to pro-euthanasia film
Rom-com suggests that they are better off dead. A new film by English director Thea Sharrock, Me Before You, has been met with scathing...
French court green lights export of sperm to circumvent dead donor rule
Wife's lawyers call the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented”A French Court has ruled in favour of allowing a dead man’s sperm to be sent to a...
Enhancing the disadvantaged
A new edition of the American Journal of Bioethics explores the possibility of remedying social disadvantage through cognitive enhancement. A new edition of the American...