British IVF clinics on a “gravy train”: Robert Winston
Mixing the "desperation" of couples for a child and the "avarice" of private practice is a "dangerous combination". The 40th anniversary of the birth of...
Another reason why cloning probably won’t work
Most humans are chimerasHuman cloning – illegal around the world -- is just a glimmer on the horizon of some rogue scientists. However, there are...
US psychologists to revisit ban on participation in interrogations
Some feel the ban went too farUS psychologists are returning to the debate over participating in military interrogations. After humiliating revelations that members of the...
South African bioethicist David Benatar explores the human predicament
And finds that it is not pleasant For about four years, it seemed likely that Cape Town would become the world’s first major city in...
Bioethicist says conscientious objection may be murder
Recent contributions to the literature have been particularly strident. Conscientious objection has been a hotly debated topic in bioethics for several years. Yet recent contributions...
China is struggling to undo a one-child culture
Authorities are now pro-natalist -- but Chinese society is not. In January 2016, the Chinese government formally abandoned its one child policy in favour of...