When should we provide life sustaining care for premature babies?
A new article in Bioethics criticises the treatment policies of neonatal care units. A new article in Bioethics criticises policies in neonatal care units that...
Organ donation in an age of social media
Perhaps social media might be utilised to solicit more donations. A multitude of solutions have been proposed to solve the problem of chronic organ shortages...
Rationing ventilators at the end of life
A doctor from Rwanda offers a unique perspective on allocation dilemmas. What do we do when we don’t have enough life support machines for critically...
Debate intensifies over Down syndrome abortions
Political commentators have clashed in the US over down syndrome abortions. Political commentators in the US have clashed over new state legislation that seeks to...
The ultimate First World problem: cosmetic surgery for my fish
Not just any fish, mind you: just the Asian arrowanaUnnecessary and expensive cosmetic surgery cops a hiding in BioEdge from time to time for departing...
Nuffield Council issues brief note on whole genome sequencing of babies
Care could improve, but there are many sticky ethical issues The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a briefing note on whole genome sequencing of...