CRISPR technology brings precise genetic editing – and raises ethical questions
All a crisp introduction to an astonishing new technology. A group of leading biologists earlier this month called for a halt to the use of...
Two videos
Does anyone else feel that that they are being suckered by the Brittany Maynard videos produced by the assisted suicide group Compassion & Choices? Brittany,...
Brittany Maynard speaks from grave to California senators
Compassion & Choices has scored another public relations coup The leading assisted suicide lobby group, Compassion & Choices, has scored another public relations coup with...
International drive to stop organ trafficking
Fourteen European nations have signed the first international treaty on organ trafficking. Fourteen European nations have signed the first international treaty on organ trafficking. The...
Britain’s first IVF paternity case
Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproductive technology. Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproductive technology. A British academic has been...
US think tank publishes report on risks of assisted suicide
Four reasons why it would be a serious mistake. For friends and foes, it’s hard to go past this succinct summary of arguments against assisted-suicide...
Dolce & Gabbana spark internet frenzy over IVF
Gay icons war over "synthetic children".Dolce & Gabbana's latest show celebrates maternity The marquee bioethics story of the week comes from the catwalks of Milan....
March 21 is Down Syndrome Day
Hi there, Today, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. Down Syndrome, also called Trisomy-21, occurs when people have a third copy of their 21st...
50 or 60 Belgian patients euthanased annually for psychiatric reasons
Dr Wim Distelmans explains their misery. At least 50 patients are euthanased each year for purely psychiatric reasons, says the leading figure in Belgian euthanasia,...
Gray Lady gives two cheers for euthanasia
NYTimes highlights anger of Diana Rehm. The New York Times is edging to a cautious endorsement of euthanasia and assisted suicide. In an editorial this...
Fake Australian doctor runs IVF clinic for more than 10 years
Australian health authorities are investigating an Italian man who practiced as a gynaecologist and IVF expert in Melbourne for more than a decade. A dispatch...
The bright side of Ebola
Does Ebola have a silver lining? According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization, 9,976 people have died of the disease since last...