End ‘stem cell tourism,’ experts urge
Many “cures” are problematic and unsustainable Stem cell scientists appear to have oversold their product. In debates a decade ago, scientists, foundations and patient advocacy...
Indian doctors snared by female extortionists
"Acts of an amorous nature" and medicine do not mix “Whatsoever house I may enter, my visit shall be for the convenience and advantage of...
‘The bioethics revolution is over’
Has the discipline become too boring? In the 1960s and 70s bioethics was “revolutionary”, bringing a new perspective to medical issues. However, as more and...
How should the media cover euthanasia?
Do ethical guidelines for suicide apply to activists' campaigns? Because media coverage of suicide could easily lead to copycat suicides, in 2008 the World Health...
Ben Carson: the candidate from bioethics
Hardly anyone mentions the neurosurgeon's extensive experience in the controversial field of bioethics. During the George W. Bush administration, Ben Carson was a member of...
An excursion into time machine ethics
We missed this, sorry, but October 21 was #BackToTheFutureDay, the day Marty McFly travelled to in Back to the Future II. The internet was abuzz...
Delusional but autonomous
A British man chooses to die rather than lose his leg. Can a confused, lonely, bi-polar, sick 73-year-old with religious delusions refuse an operation which...
Surrogacy business shifts to Cambodia
The international market for surrogacy is proving to be very resilient in the face of legal and social disruption The international market for surrogacy is...
Silicon Valley becomes a bioethical testing ground
Internet giants move into medical research. Apple's promotional video for ResearchKit Silicon Valley start-up 23andMe, as well as internet giants Google, Facebook and Apple,...
LA pill mill doctor convicted of murder
"You can't hide behind a white lab coat and commit crimes," says DA. A Los Angeles woman has become the first American doctor to be...
Disability and dungeons in Philadelphia
Woman sentenced to life for enslaving and torturing disabled people. Linda Watson Here’s another reminder – if you needed one -- that caring for...
The last psychopath: using the brain to root out disorder
The new play Tomcat tests our views about eliminating "neurodiverse" children. Eleanor Worthington Cox plays Jessie in Tomcat / Richard Davenport It is compulsory for...