Fairness is in your genes, not your morals
More news from the everything-is-genetic camp. According to an article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Bjorn Wallace, of the Stockholm School...
Amnesty condemns doctors who execute
Amnesty International is keeping its hand in bioethical debates. Not long after endorsing abortion as a woman's right in certain cases, it has condemned doctors...
Organ donation a Christian duty, says CofE
The Church of England in the UK has declared that organ donation is a Christian duty. This supports the government's desire to establish a presumed...
Disbursing stem cell boodle
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will soon have US$3 billion to spend -- but it is already having trouble handing out the loot. One...
Government too lax on conscientious objectors, complains BMA
The British Medical Association and the UK body which disciplines doctors have clashed over conscientious objection. The General Medical Council is drafting new guidelines on...
US sperm banks fret about government meddling
US sperm banks are adamantly opposed to the removal of donor anonymity, despite the risks of genetic disease and unintentional incest, reports LA Weekly, in...
JAMA endorses pro-choice critics of partial-birth abortion
The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association has endorsed the pro-choice critique of the US Supreme Court's recent decision on partial-birth abortion. In a...
Frozen ovaries could end egg shortage
Whether for IVF, therapeutic cloning or medical research, the biggest hurdle in reproductive technology at the moment is a shortage of women's eggs. However, two...
IRS in sex-change surgery debate
The American tax office has been dragged into the debate over whether sex-changes are genuine medical treatment or an inappropriate response to a psychological problem....
Foetal brain tissue again mooted for cures
A report in Nature Neuroscience has once again sparked interest in the use of foetal brain tissue to cure Parkinson's and other diseases. Dr Afsaneh...
FDA blasted over clinical trials
The US Food and Drug Administration can't keep out of the limelight. It was heavily criticised for not providing adequate supervision of processed food and...
“Therapeutic misconception” over therapeutic cloning
Stem cell scientists eager to obtain women's eggs must guard against the temptation to overplay the benefits of their research, say two Stanford bioethicists. Mildred...