Debate over chimera embryos intensifies
The National Institutes of Health will likely abandon its long-standing ban on the funding of chimera research. The debate over research into chimera embryos has...
US judiciary rolls back pro-life reforms
Two recently issued judicial opinions have slowed attempts in the United States to restrict abortion laws. Two recently issued judicial opinions have slowed attempts in...
Doctors worried about shift to online self-diagnosis
Medical professionals have raised concerns about new software that encourages patients to "self-diagnose". Medical professionals have raised concerns about new software that encourages patients to...
Rethinking disability and procreation
A disability advocate reflects on life with two disabled children. In the bioethics community, many academics say humans have a moral imperative to have the...
Bioethicists challenge right to conscientious objection
Several bioethicists are campaigning for tight restrictions on conscientious objection in healthcare. The debate surrounding conscientious objection in healthcare has intensified in recent months, with...
Acts, omissions, and euthanasia for organ donation
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction in the world of bioethics. With the push to legalise assisted dying in several Western countries, bioethicists are starting...
Australian court rules against hospital in controversial cancer case
The Family Court of Western Australia has found that a six-year old-cancer patient should no longer be required to undergo chemotherapy. The Family Court of...
Euthanasia tourism on the rise in Belgium
A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to end their lives. A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to...
Transplant doctors clash over Chinese organ donor system
Criticism reached fever pitch as the 26th International Congress of The Transplantation Society convened on Chinese soil. Criticism of alleged forced organ harvesting in China...
Baby boomers will clamour for euthanasia, says Udo Schuklenk
Editor of Bioethics says the baby boomer generation are pushing euthanasia. The good ol' days of Flower Power How should we explain the...
Australia urges Cambodia to crack down on surrogacy services
With commercial surrogacy now outlawed in Thailand, India and Nepal, desperate couples are turning to agencies in Cambodia. Although many surrogacy agencies have shifted their...
Review: ‘The Ethics of Invention’
A Harvard academic’s new book on the ethics of technology asks important questions about the regulation of new developments in science and research. A Harvard...