US psychologists to revisit ban on participation in interrogations
Some feel the ban went too farUS psychologists are returning to the debate over participating in military interrogations. After humiliating revelations that members of the...
South African bioethicist David Benatar explores the human predicament
And finds that it is not pleasant For about four years, it seemed likely that Cape Town would become the world’s first major city in...
Three children euthanised in Belgium
Latest official report reveals reasons Three minors have been euthanised in Belgium since euthanasia for children was legalised in 2014. According to the latest report...
Only 7% of social egg freezers return for fertility treatment at Belgian clinic
And only one-third have been successful Darren Hester / Openphoto.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Link Despite dramatic uptake in the numbers of women electing to freeze...
I got a hoax academic paper about how UK politicians wipe their bums published
Predatory journals masquerade as legitimate, mainstream journalsBrandon Blinkenberg, CC BY 2.5, Link I had what seemed like rather a good idea a few weeks back....
Selling bioethics
We’re back! Holidays are over and BioEdge has resumed publication. Now, while we’re still fresh and enthusiastic, is the time for our readers to make...
UK bioethics thinktank endorses germline modification
“It is our view that genome editing is not morally unacceptable in itself,” says report author.The UK’s leading bioethics institute has given a green light...
Nabbing the “Golden State Killer”
The Economist recently highlighted growing concern about “the surveillance state”. It argued that “the digital world, like the real one, [should have] places where law-abiding...
Nabbing the “Golden State Killer”
Police used genealogy website One of the worst cold case crime sprees in the US was settled in April when a 72-year-old former police officer, Joseph...
Spain’s new government will not legalise surrogacy
Deputy prime minister is scornful Carmen Calvo Spain’s new Socialist government has the most female cabinet members in history and a track record of backing...
AMA’s stand on assisted suicide weakens after annual meeting
Possibility of a push for “neutrality” The American Medical Association’s official position on assisted suicide is to oppose it as “fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s...
A dissenting view of modern bioethics
Physicians are marginalized, and individual autonomy in patient decision-making has been effectively negated Today, your doctor is likely to be a "stranger at the bedside,"...