Are IVF embryos persons? A mum and dad who lost theirs say they are
Serious consequences for clinics if their lawsuit succeeds On March 3 a liquid nitrogen storage tank at the University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland failed. More...
Croatia debates conscientious objection for pharmacists
Case divides public opinion Rows over conscientious objection (CO) in medicine are not unique to the English-speaking world. This example comes from Croatia, where a...
The Nature of transgender
With people as wise as former US Vice-President Joe Biden asserting that transgender equality is the “civil rights issue of our time”, it’s no surprise...
Meet the father of one thousand kids
Well, maybe only 200, who knows? 'Louis' with a daughter, Joyce Curiere. Photo: Judith Jockel for the Guardian Another adventure in the reproductive revolution. Last month...
‘Nature’ squarely behind trans rights
‘US government proposal for defining gender has no basis in science’ To no one’s surprise, the Trump Administration takes a dim view of transgender rights....
Nuffield Council explores ethics of experimental treatments
Advanced therapies, surgery, and fertility are a specific focus The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a briefing note on the ethics of experimental treatments....
Belgian first: doctors to stand trial for violating euthanasia law
Autistic woman euthanised in 2010 Tine Nys (centre) with her sisters For the first time in the history of Belgium’s euthanasia law, doctors have been...
Doctors, addicts and greed
Pennsylvania physicians caught up in health care fraud Here’s a cautionary tale from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Not all of bioethics is as subtle and Byzantine as...
Celebrating the reproductive revolution
Occasionally we tag one of our articles “reproductive revolution” because it exemplifies how far law and technology take us once sex has been detached from...
What is a good enough reason for a womb transplant?
Indian woman ‘borrows’ her mother’s because hers was scarred after abortions. Another chapter in the Reproductive Revolution. An Indian woman has given birth to a...
Iran promises the lash for unconventional cosmetic surgery
Becoming a resource-wasting ‘epidemic’ Iran could punish cosmetic surgeons and their patients over eccentric cosmetic surgery procedures. Prison sentences ranging from ten days to two...
Is solitary confinement ‘cruel and unusual’?
Social isolation can even lead to changes in brain structure About 80,000 Americans are incarcerated in solitary confinement on any given day, a practice that...