“Wow, we both got to carry the baby”
Another chapter in the Reproductive Revolution Bliss (l) and Ashleigh (r) Coulter with son Stetson Another chapter in the Reproductive Revolution. Lesbian couples who want...
‘I feel your pain!’ Really?
Why do Americans suffer more nowadays? “I feel your pain,” Bill Clinton told an AIDS activist in the 1992 presidential campaign. Well, he probably didn’t....
German nurse confesses to 100 murders; could be many more
The truth will probably never be known Niels Högel covers his face in the courtroom As we reported a year ago, a nursing home nurse in...
Frankenstein: the real experiments that inspired the fictional science
In the Romantic era, the notion that there was an intimate relationship between electricity and the processes of life was commonOn January 17, 1803, a...
Transhumanist dreams
I don’t know whether it is due to reading too much science fiction or not reading enough, but I find it impossible to take the...
Is it possible for doctors to be neutral on physician-assisted suicide?
A large association of American doctors has adopted a position of 'engaged neutrality' Earlier this month the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) broke ranks...
Magna Carta for transhumanists
All sentient entities can rest easy'Bad King John' signs Magna Carta in 1215 The Magna Carta was the first in a long series of ancient...
Swiss doctors go head-to-head over liberal guidelines for assisted suicide
“Unbearable suffering” could be the new standard The Federation of Swiss Medical Doctors (FMH) has refused to include in its code of ethics new guidelines...
Retraction Watch launches a searchable database
A Japanese anaesthetist, Yoshitaka Fujii, holds the record for most papers retracted – 169 The blog Retraction Watch, supported by Science magazine, has launched a...
Bioethics and American politics
The leading bioethics issue in American politics is, by far, abortion. But others have made an impact. The proper use of human embryonic stem cells...
US Senator discovers that she is at least 1/1024 Native American
Victim of Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ gibe takes genetic test Senator Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has her eyes on the White House. With the election...
Win for conscientious objection in Norway
Doctor who refused to insert IUDs vindicated Norway’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of conscientious objection and freedom of conscience for doctors. The Court...