Gene editing technique makes pig organ transplants possible
But by using the CRISPR technique, researchers believe that they have reduced the risk of infection by pig viruses 1000-fold. Scientists are moving closer to...
Why not non-voluntary euthanasia for psychiatric patients?
In Belgium and the Netherlands, it is now possible for patients with psychiatric disorders to request euthanasia. But what if a patient’s mental illness is...
Idaho surrogate mother dies from pregnancy complications
Others may have died as well. An Idaho surrogate mother who was gestating twins for a Spanish couple has died of pregnancy-related complications. The news...
An historic moment
This week YouTube made history. Literally. Assisted suicide became legal in California after Governor Jerry Brown put his signature on a law passed by the...
Assisted suicide now legal in California
Governor Jerry Brown signs controversial bill. Governor Jerry Brown Ten percent of Americans now have access to assisted suicide after Jerry Brown, governor of...
Fears of suicide contagion after victory in California
A study shows that physician-assisted suicide may not reduce the suicide rate. The Werther Effect Will California’s new assisted suicide law actually result in...
Catholic hospitals attacked for denying patients abortion and assisted suicide
If they get federal funding, why shouldn't they provide legal services? The Catholic hospital system in the United States is growing rapidly at a time...
The British virgins who have IVF babies
Some women seeking IVF have never had a relationship Another chapter in the Chronicles of the Wild West of Assisted Reproduction. A steady trickle of...
UN panel calls for moratorium on editing human genome
Process raises serious concerns, especially if changes can be inherited. Warning that rapid advances in genetics make “designer babies” an increasing possibility, a United Nations...
The virtuous surgeon
There is a hoary medical joke which runs: “What is the difference between God and a surgeon? God does not think he is a surgeon.”...
Harassment “pervasive” among Australian surgeons
What would Edmund Pellegrino think? The late Edmund Pellegrino, the chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics under George W. Bush, was a champion of...
Conscientious objection under fire in Canadian hearing aid case
Hindu lecturer declines to wear FM transmitter. An FM transmitter Most disputes over conscientious objection concern issues like abortion and euthanasia. However, a case...