Doctors risk jail to uphold professional ethics
Australian doctors are refusing to release the baby of an asylum seeker couple from hospital until a “suitable home environment” has been found for her....
Russia denies responsibility for strike on MSF hospital
Russia has rejected allegations that it bombed a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in northern Syria last Monday. Russia has rejected allegations that it bombed a...
Dutch psychiatric patients may get euthanasia too easily, says US study
A new study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry has presented an alarming picture of physician evaluation of euthanasia requests in the Netherlands. ‘A new study...
Canada’s ‘euthanasia courts’
Canada's High Court has authorised provincial courts to arbitrate on requests for euthanasia. Because Canada’s federal government still has not passed euthanasia legislation, the Supreme...
IVF audit in Australia
An Australian consumer watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into the country’s IVF clinics. An Australian consumer watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into the...
Should we get rid of race in genetics?
Racial categories have long been used in genetics, though recently academics have been discouraging their use. Racial categories have long been used in genetics to...
Zika, birth control and free abortion pills
As concern mounts about the spread of the Zika virus, groups around the world are suggesting radical measures for North and South America. As concern...
Three parent babies – but only males
The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has recommended that US government allow mitochondrial DNA transfer in male embryos. The US National Academies...
Green light for UK CRISPR embryo research
Developmental biologist Kathy Niakan has received permission from the UK HFEA to edit the genome of embryos. Developmental biologist Kathy Niakan has received permission from...
Bioethics and royalty
A Belgian court has granted Delphine Boel, a 46-year-old artist currently living in the UK, the right to seek legal recognition of her alleged royal...
Euthanasia continues to rise in Belgium
The number of euthanasia cases in Belgium exceeded two thousand in 2015. The number of euthanasia cases annually in Belgium has exceeded two thousand for...
French surrogate mother cheats clients
A French surrogate mother has been arrested for fraud after lying to two gay couples about the death of their children. A French surrogate mother...