Obama needs a bioethics lesson
The biggest bioethics story this week is President Obama’s efforts to hose down anger over his Administration’s decision to force religious institutions to pay for...
China’s Octomom highlights a booming surrogacy business
There is an extraordinary story behind the photo above. These babies are allegedly the children of one wealthy couple in Guangzhou. The wife had twins...
Mobile euthanasia squads launched in the Netherlands
Six euthanasia flying squads of a doctor and a nurse will begin making house calls in the Netherlands on March 1. The teams will visit...
Neuroscience as the military’s new weapon
Doctors are not the only professionals excited about rapid advances in neuroscience. The military and the police are following advances closely, creating the possibility of...
Single-embryo transfers? Fugedaboudit, says NY IVF doctor
Single-embryo transfer should be the gold standard in IVF, argue many European fertility specialists. The risk of multiple pregnancies is too high, with dangers for...
Dutch celebrate a decade of euthanasia with a film festival
The world’s first euthanasia film festival is being held in Amsterdam, sponsored by the Dutch Right to Die lobby (NVVE). This week, from February 6...
Do we need a morality pill?
Hi there, The bioethicist Peter Singer tweeted the other day that he had just co-authored an article in the New York Times about a morality...
Lost in surrogacy’s Bermuda Triangle
Just when you thought that surrogate motherhood could not get more bizarre and complicated, a news flash comes from Hyderabad, the centre of the Indian...
Scores of UK patients die with bedsores, infections and malnutrition
New figures show that 75 patients are dying in UK hospitals and care homes each day with conditions potentially caused by neglect. In 2010, over...
Crackdown on illegal abortions restores Taiwan sex ratio
Last year, Taiwanese health authorities moved to crack down on illegal abortions, warning that doctors found guilty of the practice could have their licenses revoked....
Immigrant dad will miss out on transplant
Jesus Navarro needs a new kidney. He has a willing donor and private insurance -- but he has been denied the transplant because he is...
North Carolina may compensate victims of eugenics program
The North Carolina legislature has recommended that surviving victims of the State’s forced sterilization program be paid US$50,000 each. The North Carolina legislature has...