The Nature of transgender
With people as wise as former US Vice-President Joe Biden asserting that transgender equality is the “civil rights issue of our time”, it’s no surprise...
Meet the father of one thousand kids
Well, maybe only 200, who knows? 'Louis' with a daughter, Joyce Curiere. Photo: Judith Jockel for the Guardian Another adventure in the reproductive revolution. Last month...
‘Nature’ squarely behind trans rights
‘US government proposal for defining gender has no basis in science’ To no one’s surprise, the Trump Administration takes a dim view of transgender rights....
Nuffield Council explores ethics of experimental treatments
Advanced therapies, surgery, and fertility are a specific focus The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a briefing note on the ethics of experimental treatments....
Belgian first: doctors to stand trial for violating euthanasia law
Autistic woman euthanised in 2010 Tine Nys (centre) with her sisters For the first time in the history of Belgium’s euthanasia law, doctors have been...
Doctors, addicts and greed
Pennsylvania physicians caught up in health care fraud Here’s a cautionary tale from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Not all of bioethics is as subtle and Byzantine as...
If God is dead, where does that leave bioethics?
A new edition of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy discusses the impact of secularism on bioethics. Religion had a significant influence on early bioethics...
Brain organoid research needs ethical oversight
Scientists are advancing without an ethical framework Brain organoid research is advancing at a rapid pace. These artefacts are essentially miniature human brains grown in...