Influential psychiatric group abandons Goldwater Rule
The American Psychoanalytic Association says members are free to comment on public figures, notably Donald TrumpA leading American psychiatric organisation has formally abandoned so-called "Goldwater...
The drama of little Charlie Gard
We're back! And although the northern hemisphere summer is normally a slow-news season, bioethics has been on the front page of world newspapers. The drama...
Declining sperm count could lead to ‘extinction’
Experts suspect that chemicals are to blame. In the first systematic review of trends in sperm count, researchers this week reported in the journal Human...
First American success with editing human embryos
Shoukhrat Mitalipov, of Oregon Health and Science University, has successfully edited a gene for a genetic disease in scores of human embryos American scientists have...
Tennessee judge offers jail credit for sterilization
But an outcry forces him to step back from his planEvery once in a while, someone in the American justice system has a bright idea:...
Charlie Gard dies in London hospice
Charlie Gard has died in a London hospice after having life-support withdrawn. Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old terminally ill child whose case has dominated international headlines...
Human rights group calls for ban on intersex surgery
An international human rights advocacy group this week called for a ban on intersex surgery. Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights advocacy group,...
Doctors told to include contraceptive counselling in every adolescent consultation
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends contraceptive counselling for every visit. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) has released new guidelines...