7 Spaniards who were euthanised last year donated their organs
Well, well, well, that didn’t take long, did it? Spain legalised euthanasia on June 25 last year and already transplant surgeons are using organs from...
China quietly cuts back on vasectomies to stop falling birth rates
February 9, 2017 was not one of Hu’s better days. Unbeknownst to him, family planning authorities in his home county in Yunnan, a province in...
Predicting an embryo’s future with ‘polygenic risk scores’ is ‘unproven’ and ‘unethical’, say experts
“Advanced embryo genetic testing. Choose your healthiest embryo.” This is the slogan of Genomic Prediction, an American company which is selling polygenic risk scores (PRSs)...
Advance care directives often don’t work, says doctors
A few months ago three doctors stated flatly in JAMA that the American system of advance care planning (ACP) is broken. Logic was on its...
Hungry Afghans selling their kidneys — and their daughters
Reports like this should be tempered with scepticism, but there are persistent rumours that families in Afghanistan are selling organs and even their children to...
‘Shit-stirring’ discredits utilitarianism, bioethicist argues
Utilitarianism has an image problem. Whether or not you agree with them, utilitarian arguments are widely used and need to be discusses seriously. However, some...