He did it
Many scientists were aghast this week when a Chinese expert in CRISPR, He Jiankui, announced the birth of gene-edited twins – probably the world’s first...
3 ethical reasons for vaccinating your children
Health is communal and health-related ethical obligations do not stop at our own doorstep Across the country, billboards are popping up suggesting that vaccines can...
He did it: uproar over Chinese gene-edited babies
Even ‘progressive’ bioethicists slam leap into the future He Jiankui A Chinese scientist has faced widespread condemnation for editing the genome of two babies at...
Harvard profs defend ‘rogue scientist’
Dr He has powerful sympathisers George Q. Daley Despite the hullabaloo over He Jiankui’s treatment of two babies, two of Harvard University’s most prominent scientists...
Architects of Victoria’s right-to-die law publish ‘manual’ on how to push legislation through
A Ministerial Advisory Panel reviews its success The Victorian Parliament by night One year ago, in December 2017, the Australian state of Victoria legalised euthanasia...
‘Ah, look at all the lonely people’
The number of Eleanor Rigbys has reached epidemic proportions. How is bioethics responding? Loneliness is a serious, if unrecognised, public health problem. And not just...
Internet scammers target people seeking to die
Exploiting endorsement from well-known euthanasia campaigners Internet scammers are using fake endorsements from well-known euthanasia campaigners to bilk gullible people. According to Derek Humphry, founder...
Are IVF embryos persons? A mum and dad who lost theirs say they are
Serious consequences for clinics if their lawsuit succeeds On March 3 a liquid nitrogen storage tank at the University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland failed. More...
Croatia debates conscientious objection for pharmacists
Case divides public opinion Rows over conscientious objection (CO) in medicine are not unique to the English-speaking world. This example comes from Croatia, where a...