What’s to be done with America’s abandoned embryos?
There could be a million of them How many frozen embryos have been abandoned in American fertility clinics? No one knows. But the answer is...
Dutch woman sues to open file on sperm donor dad
Her biological father’s sperm produced at least 57 children Photo by Ian on Unsplash Maria, a 21-year-old Dutch woman is suing to identify her sperm donor father. At...
Dutch doctor in court over euthanasia of demented woman
Relatives had to hold her down during lethal injection For the first time since legalisation in 2002, a Dutch doctor has appeared in court for...
Oxytocin could relieve Body Dysmorphic Disorder
What about transgenderism? Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a nasty mental illness. Sufferers believe that parts of their body look ugly, malformed, misshapen or hideous....
Why the mentally ill deserve access to assisted suicide
An Australian philosopher argues that turning their requests down is discriminatory Not waving but drowning / Ian Espinosa on Unsplash A state of non compos mentis might...
‘Reproductive freedom’ at risk
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Is ‘reproductive freedom’ a dinosaur?
What happens when private interests trump public necessity? The 20 or so candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 Presential run are hawking different...
When your fertility doctor gets a bit too involved
Some have been using their own sperm to get clients pregnant In the era of artificial reproduction, an unexpected hazard has been discovered: doctors who...
After 5 years, defying the doctors, Li Zhihua wakes up
A wife’s devotion pays off A Chinese man has regained consciousness after five years in a coma during which his wife nursed him every day,...
Japanese scientists find simple method of sex selection
If it works in mice, it could also work with humansA simple, reversible chemical treatment can segregate X-bearing sperm from Y-bearing sperm, allowing dramatic alteration...
Germline editing may be far from meeting legal standards in US
The risks for a child-to-be are not outweighed by direct benefits Proposed trials in germline editing – the deliberate modification of genes passed on to...
Doctors fight legislation prompted by sex abuse scandals
Some argue that compulsory information pamphlets might make victims feel responsible for abuseDaniella Mohazab didn’t know what to expect from her first pelvic exam in...