Excel glitch
I’m not very clever with spreadsheets. Never have been. Never will. My consolation, though, is that some people who use them 24/7 may not be...
Biological ties are unimportant, says bioethicist
We must not give in to patriarchal thinking.... The search for one’s “real” father or “real” mother is a motif not only of yesteryear’s literature...
Has Obamacare created a “transgender mandate”?
Activists claim that doctors will be forced to perform gender transition procedures. On yet another front, Obamacare has been challenged on ethical grounds, this time...
Swedish medicine in turmoil over stem cell researcher
Paolo Macchiarini was one of the hottest names in science, but now dark clouds hang over his work Paolo Macchiarini / ITAR-TASS Photo Agency ...
Are abortions for cleft palate rising in the UK?
The latest figures suggest that pre-natal tests are to blame Abortions for cleft palate, an easily-fixed facial deformity, have been rising in the United Kingdom,...
Debate over chimera embryos intensifies
The National Institutes of Health will likely abandon its long-standing ban on the funding of chimera research. The debate over research into chimera embryos has...
US judiciary rolls back pro-life reforms
Two recently issued judicial opinions have slowed attempts in the United States to restrict abortion laws. Two recently issued judicial opinions have slowed attempts in...
Doctors worried about shift to online self-diagnosis
Medical professionals have raised concerns about new software that encourages patients to "self-diagnose". Medical professionals have raised concerns about new software that encourages patients to...
Rethinking disability and procreation
A disability advocate reflects on life with two disabled children. In the bioethics community, many academics say humans have a moral imperative to have the...