If sex reassignment surgery is the answer, what is the question?
Is it a therapy or is it an enhancement? Sex reassignment surgery requires the intervention of doctors. But what kind of treatment is it? Is...
Is denying transgender rights a kind of torture?
A UN agency suggests that it isStreet mural in Brussels A completely different way of viewing transgender issues comes from the Oxford Human...
Churchill on science
Winston Churchill was once voted the “greatest Briton of all time” in a BBC poll, edging out Isambard Kingdom Brunel (who?), Lady Diana, Shakespeare and...
Putting a price on American sperm
Nearly a third of donors would stop if anonymity were removed A number of Western countries have banned sperm donor anonymity, but not the United...
Controversial solution to self-harm
A child who self-harms must be one of the most agonising experiences a parent can have. But it is relatively common. A study in The...
Give them sterile razors: controversial self-harm strategy
It could be more respectful for their autonomy Some people who self-harm should be provided with sterile razors, says a mental health expert in the...
Rara avis in terris: a new abortion argument
Theorists make a distinction between aborting and killing It’s a rare week that sees a new twist in the decades-old abortion debate. But this is...
Stem cell Icarus
Paolo Macchiarini is one of many who have fallen from the heights Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, attributed to Pieter Brueghel the Elder ...
Australian women complain of ‘gender disappointment’
Government is studying whether or not to legalise sex selectionKate wants a daughter / ABC: Brant Cumming “Gender disappointment” is not a recognised medical condition....
Short is beautiful
A British actress speaks out about gene editing. Here is an interesting voice in the debate over gene editing. Who decides which traits are valuable...
Why the media need to tread carefully when reporting research findings
Exaggerating the facts helps no one. The Australian of the Year was awarded recently to biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim. To...
Introducing “In Depth”, our comment section
We have introduced a new feature in BioEdge this week. It’s a new section called “In Depth”, where we plan to feature commentary, analysis, background...