Social risk for donor-conceived after Australian man fathers 48
Experts are calling for stronger regulation of donor conception. Concerns have been raised about “social risks” for donor conceived children in Brisbane after it was...
Is the campaign for euthanasia a byproduct of neoliberalism?
Perhaps there more to the euthanasia debate than individual autonomy.Debates about the ethics of euthanasia often centre on the issue of patient autonomy. One common...
Surgeons perform first kidney transplant from living HIV-positive donor
Doctors hope to increase the pool of organs and decrease HIV stigma. A team of surgeons at Johns Hopkins University Hospital have transplanted a kidney from...
Dame Mary Warnock, IVF ethics pioneer, dies aged 94
Her work laid the foundation for fertility and embryology legislation in the UK.British moral philosopher Dame Mary Warnock, a public intellectual who laid the foundation...
Direct to consumer brain stimulation is booming, but ethical concerns remain
Transcranial brain stimulation may have serious side-effects, ethicists say. DIY bioscience has been gaining significant traction in recent years. One of the latest developments is...
Is it ever ethical to withdraw treatment from patients with a persistent disorder of consciousness?
An Oxford law professor says NoThere has been significant debate in recent years about the ethics of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from patients with prolonged disorders...
China may be building its massive DNA security database without citizens’ consent
Reports suggest that DNA samples are obtained from free medical check-ups China’s new high tech social credit system has garnered significant media attention in recent...
New Mexico assisted suicide bill endorsed by House committee
New Mexico may become the next jurisdiction to legalise assisted suicide. The US state of New Mexico may become the next jurisdiction to pass assisted...
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction
A new article in a leading transplantation journal defends ODE. The idea of organ donation euthanasia (ODE) is slowly garnering support in academic bioethics. In...
NHS to offer user-pay genetic testing
Test results will be utilised by NHS researchers. The UK’s National Health Service plans roll out a new two-tier genetic testing service, in a move...
Pill testing under debate in Australia
A number of deaths at festivals has sparked a policy debate. Pill-testing, or the screening of illicit drugs for harmful substances, has been sanctioned for...
How to avoid another gene editing scandal
Dear readers, This week's edition of BioEdge includes a range of stories from around the world. Two articles focus specifically on the recent Chinese gene...