Russian biologist to create gene-edited human embryos
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Russian scientist plans to edit human germline
Scientists are outraged A Russian biologist has announced that he plans to create gene-edited human embryos. Molecular biologist Denis Rebrikov told Nature that he wants to...
New York legislature in heated debate over surrogacy
Issue pits feminists against LGBT lobby Gloria Steinem / Gage Skidmore flickr A New York State bill to legalise commercial surrogacy has hit an unexpected road...
In times of climate crisis, how many children should you have?
None, according to several philosophers“There is no more any prophet,” is the bitter lament of the Psalmist. We are more fortunate. Sixteen-year-old Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg...
AMA sticks to a policy of opposing assisted suicide
It joins the American College of Physicians and the World Medical Association The American Medical Association voted this week by 71% to 29% to reaffirm...
Maine legalises assisted suicide
It is the ninth US jurisdiction to permit ‘medical aid in dying’ The US state of Maine has become the ninth jurisdiction to legalise physician-assisted...
Blue ribbon Canadian panel proposes guidelines for euthanasia and organ donation
Published in Canadian Medical Association Journal Interest in organ donation with euthanasia is growing in Canada. Although it is still not legal or approved by...
Alabama OKs chemical castration for sex offenders
But is it “cruel and unusual punishment”? Alabama has joined several other American states in requiring sex offenders to be chemically castrated when they are...
Sperm banks’ ‘he-man’ strategy to lure donors
Globally, the sperm donation industry is valued at more than US$3.5 billion Sperm banks in the United Kingdom and Australia are using images and phrases...