The transhumanist project and personal autonomy
A number of the eminences of Silicon Valley are besotted with immortality. Google, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg are a just a...
Canadian surgeons harvesting organs from euthanised patients
Dozens of patients in Ontario have already donated organs and tissue Taking advantage of the country’s new law, Canadian transplant surgeons have harvested organs from...
Is the 14-day limit on growing embryos out of date?
New types of structures grown from stem cells raise perplexing problems Both in the US and UK, growing human embryos more than 14 days in...
Cambodia bans exports of breast milk to US
Government cites health concerns Cambodia has banned exports of breast milk to the United States. Ambrosia, a Utah company, has been shipping breast milk to...
Redefining gender roles: hubbie gives birth
Another transgender tale Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproduction. “Husband Gave Birth To His First Child After Wife Was Unable To Fall...
Making eugenics acceptable again
A critic of the bad old eugenics embraces the good new eugenics. Gene editing technology will inevitably lead to eugenics – and that’s a good...
Experts alarmed by MD suicide rate in Australia
Australian doctors are calling for a campaign to fight mental illness in the medical profession. Australian doctors are calling for a campaign to fight mental...
Should a human-pig chimera be treated as a person?
Ethicists are debating the moral issues surrounding chimera research. Earlier this year US researchers reporting that they have successfully created human-pig chimera embryos. Ethicists are...
Texans debate ‘therapeutic privilege’ for ob-gyn doctors
A controversial bill restricting ‘wrongful birth’ claims has passed the Texas Senate. A controversial bill protecting doctors against ‘wrongful birth’ claims has passed the Texas...
Catholic social teaching and the duty to vaccinate
Ever wondered what Catholicism says about vaccination? What does Catholicism say about vaccination? In a target article in the latest edition of the American Journal...