Is ‘assisted dying’ really about autonomy?
One of the most puzzling features of assisted dying is the distinction between physician assisted suicide and euthanasia. In the former, the patient administers the...
Leading French IVF specialist alarmed at fertility developments
One of France’s leading IVF experts appears to be having a change of heart about his specialty. René Frydman has no ethical objections to IVF,...
Iran: ‘a paradise for trans people’?
At the moment, on the world stage, Iran is best known for making mischief in the Middle East. However there is another side to the...
Crisis in research: if Harvard isn’t safe from fraud, who is?
The president of Harvard, Claudine Gay, was forced to step down last month because of allegations of plagiarism. Not long after, Harvard’s DEI czar, Sherri...
Key papers which opposed abortion pill retracted
Academia is not all tea and crumpets in the senior common room. Sometimes it's a blood sport, with victors and victims, winners and losers. Raising...
Doctors of death
In countries where “assisted dying” in some form or other is legal, doctors are forming professional organisations to give guidance about how to help people...
British sperm is being exported overseas
Some women in the UK have been shocked to learn that their favourite donor’s sperm is being exported overseas. According to an article in BioNews,...