Why not buy and sell embryos, ask scholars in NEJM
Why can’t embryos be bought and sold like any other commodity? Making this unsettling proposal is less surprising than where it was made – in...
Head to head over physician-assisted suicide
Somerville versus Biller-Andorno in a NEJM podcastMargaret Somerville, of McGill University, and Nikola Biller-Andorno, of the Institute of Biomedical Ethics of the University of Zurich,...
Tales from the Organ Trade
"If I can't find a donor in this country I have to decide whether I'm willing to take on my soul the ethical burden of...
Evil is all in the brain. Or is it?
After 3000 years of speculation, a German neurologist has finally located the source of evil. Well, at least Das Bild says he has. Gerhard Roth...
“Alarming cracks” in the edifice of science
Many of the most heated policy debates in bioethics hinge on the accuracy of the research -- in biology, medicine and social science. So anything...
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Is there a limit to the wisdom of the market?
Why can you sell sperm but not your vote? These conundrums are investigated by Michael Sandel, of Harvard University, in his latest book, What Money...
Being a doctor in China is a dangerous profession
Violence against doctors is increasing in China. China Daily has reported that in 2010, 17,000 violent incidents in about 70% of the country’s hospitals. This...
Dark side of IVF makes an impact
Last week’s news that birth defects are 37% higher for IVF children is dramatic. “That is a huge number,” writes Art Caplan, of New York...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movies…
Another film about sperm donors? Yup, 'fraid so. Somehow Hollywood seems to be tapping into a fertile (sorry) source of stories here. Think about it:...
How voluntary is “voluntary”?
Can patients be pressured into agreeing to "voluntary" euthanasia? An Australian academic says Yes. Respect for autonomy is one of the most convincing arguments for...
Victoria may reform sperm donor law
That Hollywood star of 50s, Ava Gardner, is remembered mostly for qualities other than a sharp wit – except in Sydney, where they gleefully...