Transgender inquiry in Australia
Sorry, guys. We're running a bit late with this week's newsletter. I'd love to get your comments on our two lead stories on transgender treatment...
Australia launches inquiry into safety and ethics of transgender medicine
Clash of convictions A national inquiry into the safety and ethics of transgender medicine will be conducted by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians with...
Fertility becomes a global money-spinner
The Economist analyses the market The fertility market is growing so fast that The Economist recently featured an article about investment opportunities. “By 2026 the...
‘Sperm sharing’ schemes in UK make IVF cheaper
Helps to solve sperm shortage, say clinics Some IVF clinics are resorting to “sperm sharing” arrangements to increase the supply of sperm and lower the...
Push in Germany for legalisation of surrogacy
Free Democrats release position paper on liberalising fertility treatment A German politician is pushing for a thorough-going revision of family law to allow altruistic surrogacy....
Should countries compete to have the most permissive stem cell regulations?
A bioethical Gresham’s Law Gresham’s Law is more familiar to economists than bioethicists. It states that “bad money drives out good”, that people will hoard...
Consent language can be too complicated for patients
High reading levels needed Research out of Columbia University has indicated that language used in patient consent forms is too difficult to understand. And if...
Ranking bioethics journals
A very helpful list of the leading bioethics journals. Bioethicist Udo Schuklenk has produced the following ranking of bioethics journals. It is based on 2019...
India could ban commercial surrogacy
Probably no country knows more about the dangers of commercial surrogacy than India. And at the moment, it looks as though it could be banned...
India could ban commercial surrogacy
Lok Sabha passes controversial bill A controversial bill banning commercial surrogacy has passed the lower house (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament. If it passes...
Euthanasia doctor exonerated after death in Orthodox Jewish nursing home
Could have implications for other institutions A Vancouver doctor who snuck into an Orthodox Jewish nursing home which forbids assisted death and euthanised a patient...
‘Contraceptive revolution’ needed to curb population growth
NEJM features plea for more funding A leading fertility researcher has called for “a new contraceptive revolution” in the New England Journal of Medicine. Deborah...