Mexican authorities accuse Knights Templar of organ harvesting racket
Mexican authorities have accused the Knights Templar crime syndicate of kidnapping children to harvest their organs. Last Tuesday Mexican police arrested a senior member of...
Rates of IVF continue to grow
A new healthcare analytics report has revealed just how big the IVF market is, and how big it is set to become. A new healthcare...
Clarifying the ethics of shame
A recent article on stigmatization in reproductive health provides an unfortunately confused treatment of a topic of great contemporary relevance. Is it ever good to...
Transhumanism reaches Hollywood in new high budget film
Transhumanism has reached hollywood in a new high budget film called Transcendence. Transhumanism is a movement receiving increasing attention on various levels of society. It...
Nanny State and obesity #2: The importance of an equitable solution
What are the core values when implementing policies to address obesity? What are the core values that we should uphold when implementing policy to address...
Nanny state and obesity #1: Punishment doesn’t work
Obesity is not determined by the foolish decisions of autonomous individuals. Peter Singer and Daniel Callahan have recently advocated radical approaches to reducing obesity. Singer...
Savulescu – We have a moral obligation to increase the intelligence of our children
Oxford bioethicist Julian Savulescu calls for genetic screening of the unborn for IQ genes. Oxford bioethicist Julian Savulescu has again sparked controversy, this time advocating...
Australian judge warns of psychological effects of commercial surrogacy on children
Australian judge warns of grave psychological effects of commercial surrogacy. An Australian judge recently expressed grave concerns about the effects of international surrogacy arrangements on...
Surrogate refuses $10,000 to abort child
A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000 to abort their baby because it had major defects. A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000...
Canadian doctors divided over euthanasia
In many Western nations most people support the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, according to opinion polls. But doctors - who must be involved...