The US should brace itself for a “national wave of fertility fraud”
Home DNA testing kits are revealing widespread fertility doctor abuses A new field of litigation has evolved in the United State: denouncing fertility fraud. In...
“To boldly go where no man has gone before!” – forging space bioethics
Feminism offers the best framework for shaping a new approach Space colonisation is no longer just a dream of science fiction novelists. It is seriously...
Should India repeal its ban on sex selection?
Yes, says Norwegian bioethicist Gendercide is the word used nowadays to describe the missing millions of girls because of a preference for sons in India....
Whistle-blower claims that detainees in US facility were sterilised without consent
“That’s his specialty, he’s the uterus collector,” said one woman. More than 170 members of Congress have called for an inquiry into allegations that women...
Assisted dying activists sue to force UK doctors to change policy
The Royal College of General Practitioners has an “irrational” position British activists are threatening the Royal College of General Practitioners with legal action for continuing...
Are you a burnt-out bioethicist? If so, you’ve got company
Are you exhausted? Are you feeling mental distance from your work? Many doctors have said that working in hospitals during a surge in Covid-19 cases...
5% of Australian babies come through IVF
About 5% of babies born in Australia are IVF babies, according to the latest report from the University of New South Wales, based on figures...
Rolling out vaccines
Sooner or later scientists will create a vaccine for Covid-19. But how will it be distributed? Securing agreement on this is going to be nearly...
How should the vaccine be distributed? Ezekiel Emanuel has a plan
There are competing plans When effective Covid-19 vaccines are developed, they will be scarce for a while. The World Health Organization (WHO), global leaders, and...
21st century body-snatching is alive and well
Not much respect for bodies in a Colorado funeral home Burke and Hare, Britain's most famous grave robbers A Colorado mother-daughter team have been indicted...
Warring parents in landmark gender dysphoria case in Australia
Judge clarifies law when parents disagree In a landmark case about gender dysphoria and gender transition, a Family Court judge in Sydney has ruled that...
Victory through exhaustion? Once again, Tasmania’s parliament will debate assisted suicide
The fourth bill in a decade Tasmanian rainforest This week the parliament of the Australian state of Tasmania will once again consider assisted dying. Sponsored...