Is the UK slowly approaching legalization of commercial surrogacy?
A debate over the legalization of commercial surrogacy is simmering away on the back burner in the United Kingdom. Last year the Law Commission of...
After five years, is Canada’s ‘medical aid in dying’ legislation working?
Canada legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2016, five years ago. Both supporters and critics of “medical aid in dying”, as the Canadians call it,...
Beijing to subsidise IVF to boost falling birth rates
The city of Beijing is adding 16 reproductive health technologies to its health insurance programs in an effort to boost the birth rates. Other cities...
Biden backs abortion rights and transgender treatment for minors in his State of the Union address
President Joe Biden dug in his heels over two controversial bioethical issues in his State of the Union address on Wednesday. He began by giving...
The health consequences of war in Ukraine will be catastrophic
Shakespeare speaks of the thrill of war in Othello: ‘" the neighing steed and the shrill trumpThe spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife,The royal banner, and...
Ukraine’s surrogacy agencies overlooked the worst-case scenario — war
Burnt-out tanks in snowy landscapes, thousands scrambling across borders with their suitcases, soldiers handing out automatic rifles like lollies to civilians, young families huddled together...
Is anorexia nervosa a good reason for assisted suicide? An eating disorders doctor says Yes
A leading eating disorder specialist has proposed that patients with anorexia nervosa should be allowed access to assisted suicide. Dr Jennifer Gaudiani, a Denver-based physician,...
First figures about New Zealand euthanasia
At least 32 people have taken up New Zealand’s euthanasia services since it became legal on November 7 last year, according to the Ministry of...
Texas will treat transgender treatments as ‘child abuse’
Texas could prosecute parents who allow their children to change their gender as child abusers, says its governor, Greg Abbott. In a letter sent this...
Colombia decriminalises abortion
Colombia’s constitutional court voted this week to decriminalize abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Colombia is the third large country in Latin America...
Genetic genealogy can be a testing hobby
Genetic genealogy has become a popular hobby over the past several years, thanks to direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and relative-finder services offered by some genetic...
The unknown history of cosmetic surgery in prisons
Cosmetic surgery comes with ethical baggage. People are sometimes persuaded to have unnecessary procedures. The “specialists” are not not specialists, sometimes not even doctors. It...