Could the threat of lawsuits rein in gender dysphoria doctors?
Courts are ignoring recent evidence Critics of transgender treatment for children have been making heavy weather of persuading people that it could be medically dangerous....
Is bioethics fading away?
Sociologists will inherit their mantle, says Cambridge sociologist The etymological roots of the word “bioethics” suggest that its subject is the principles governing the morality...
Medical ethics: too important to leave to doctors
Let’s not return to the bad old days of paternalism In an article earlier this year in the Journal of Medical Ethics and in a...
Globally, opposition to euthanasia dwarfs end-of-life movements
World Medical Association reaffirms opposition Jurisdictions which permit assisted suicide or euthanasia suck all the oxygen out of media coverage of this topic. To put...
Fight over ‘transgender’ 7-year-old raises complex issues
If you live in Texas and you're itching to write a book about something, but you're not sure what, consider our lead story today. We're...
Texas divorce case opposes two views of child transgenders
‘You’ve heard of people who can’t agree if the sky is blue. These parents can’t even agree if their child is a boy or a...
When will #MeToo blow the whistle on IVF clinic pornography?
Porn is an essential part of clinic services Why hasn’t the #MeToo movement protested the close connection between the pornography industry and IVF clinics? Most...
Northern Ireland gets abortion, but in a politically unconventional way
Supporters ran home through the gap opened up by the collapse of Stormont Stormont, the Northern Ireland assembly Abortion and same-sex marriage have both been...
Belgian paralympian dies after euthanasia
Assisted by celebrity euthanasia doctor Wim Distelmans paralympian Marieke Vervoort / ABC News Belgian paralympian Marieke Vervoort died after euthanasia at the age of 40....
Russian biologist still plans to edit human genome
The journal Nature has been following Rebrikov’s experiments closelyDenis Rebrikov / RFE/RL Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov has confirmed to Nature that he is preparing to...
Police smash Greek crime gang preying on young women for eggs and wombs
Poor foreign women exploited In last September Greek police and Europol broke up an organised crime racket involved selling human ova, surrogacy, illegal adoption and...
Direct to consumer test for gay attraction slammed
Hi there, Sorry to be so late in posting out this issue of BioEdge. We hit a few speed bumps along the way.... CheersMichael CookWe're...