Looks that killed
Are crows feet good enough reason for assisted suicide? An Italian woman in her 80s decided to die in an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland...
The dilemma of whether to release genetic information
When should you tell someone that he has Alzheimers? New studies are suggesting that doctors need to be more cautious when they release genetic information...
The growing problem of surrogate children in a legal limbo
About 1,000 children of surrogate mothers enter Britain each year and many of them lack a clear parental statusRecently in Britain a conference was convened...
The growing problem of surrogate children in a legal limbo
About 1,000 children of surrogate mothers enter Britain each year and many of them lack a clear parental status Recently in Britain a conference was...
Germany: another stem cell controversy tarnishes the field
Doubt cast on daring claims by cardiologist What is it about stem cells that attracts scientific misconduct? Even a decade after the exposure of one...
IVF kids now 1.5% of all births in US
Latest figures from the SART According to 2012 figures, IVF babies now make up 1.5% of all children born in the United States. According to...
COMMENT: Is egg freezing a scam?
Do consumers know what they are signing up for? An independent comment by investigative journalist Miriam Zoll. The most comprehensive study to date evaluating the...
Present at the creation
Hi there, The bioethicist whose name appears most frequently in BioEdge must be that of Art Caplan, who currently teaches at New York University Langone...
US scientists were “accomplices after the fact” in Japanese doctors’ war crimes
How US scientists led a campaign to grant immunity from prosecution for Japanese doctors guilty of horrendous crimes. All of contemporary bioethics springs from the...
Official complaint lodged against leading Belgian euthanasia doctor
After 11 years of participation in euthanasia, an official complaint has finally been lodged with the Belgian Medical Association against the leading practitioner in Belgium,...
UK doctors continue to oppose assisted suicide
After an extensive consultation of its members the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the UK will continue to oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia....