American couples sue over faulty embryo culture media
Two Los Angeles couples are suing a company which supplied embryo culture media, CooperSurgical Inc, for failing to recall a toxic solution before it destroyed...
Pope Francis continues to wage war on surrogacy
Fireworks erupted last week after Pope Francis demanded a global ban on the practice of surrogacy. He described it as “deplorable” and “a grave violation...
Do we have a right not to die a lonely death?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people died alone, without the comfort of having their loved ones at their bedside. Policies varied from institution to institution...
Name names of doctors who tortured Gimto detainees, say experts
The issue of participation in torture by CIA doctors, nurses, psychologists during the Bush Administration’s war on terrorism is still alive. In a Viewpoint article...
Fertility fraud may still be happening in US
One suspects that in the 1980s, wherever there was IVF, there was fertility fraud – doctors who secretly used their own sperm to inseminate patients....
Sperm donor administration in shambles in Dutch clinic
In a shocking revelation, the administration of the Leiden University Medical Centre’s (LUMC) sperm bank, which ceased operations in 2004, has been exposed as a...
An Australian human rights commission wants ‘assisted dying’ for children and people with dementia
Although the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is on track to creating the nation’s most progressive “voluntary assisted dying” (VAD) legislation, its human rights commission is...
Children as young as 3 have been referred to UK gender clinic
What is an appropriate age to start on the transgender path? It has emerged that 3 or 4 is not considered too young by some...
Boston IVF pioneer allegedly had a dark past
Boston IVF is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2024. Its website declares proudly that “we firmly believe the true foundation of great patient care begins...
No more kids anywhere, ever, is rational and compassionate, says bioethicist
In the late 1960s Paul Ehrlich warned of the coming population bomb and advocated zero population growth. This became almost an article of religious belief...
Oklahoma woman prompts mother to commit suicide
If you have doubts about whether elder abuse might lead to requests for assisted suicide and euthanasia, consult the ever-entertaining website Law & Crime. One...
Cuba approves law for ‘death with dignity’
On the Friday before Christmas, the Cuban parliament passed a new health law acknowledging the right of terminally ill Cubans to refuse to artificially prolong...