Nurse charged after incapacitated Arizona woman gives birth
The nurse has been charged with sexual assault. A male nurse has been arrested after a severely intellectually disabled woman unexpectedly gave birth to a...
He Jiankui fired, accused of forging ethics review
Authorities are likely to press charges against researcher. Chinese authorities have accused rogue geneticist He Jiankui of gross scientific misconduct, in a preliminary investigation that...
Scientists call for clearer gene editing guidelines
A commission is being planned to update extant guidelines. Scientists have called for clearer guidelines on gene editing research following last month’s bombshell announcement that...
Iowa abortion bill deemed unconstitutional, New York bill is signed into law
States are legislating in anticipation of a challenge to Roe v. Wade. A State judge has struck down Iowa’s fetal heartbeat abortion law, declaring the...
Separating conjoined twins and medical decision making
The operation will often result in the death of one of the twins. Conjoined twins are rare. The vast majority of them are either stillborn or...
Organ trafficking on the rise in Iraq
Iraq may be the latest hotspot for illegal organ trading. Iraq may have become the world’s latest hotspot for illegal organ trading, with reports suggesting...
BioEdge is back — almost
Dear readers, A very Happy New Year to you! Unfortunately our editor, Michael Cook, is ill this week. We will be back again next week...
Marches for and against abortion in the US capital
US vice-president Mike Pence made a surprise appearance at the March for Life. Two significant marches took place in Washington DC this weekend -- one...
James Watson stripped of honorary titles after racist remarks
Watson claims that there is a link between ethnicity and intelligence. Geneticist James Watson has been rebuked by the scientific community after claiming in a...
Should we allow an organ market?
The idea of selling organs is gaining traction in the media. Academics have discussed the ethics of selling organs for several decades. Yet the idea...
Royal College of Physicians polls members, likely to go neutral on euthanasia
The College will go neutral on euthanasia unless two thirds of members oppose it. The UK’s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) will next month poll...
Is there a difference between palliative sedation and euthanasia?
A new article in the JME reviews the empirical literature on this question. One common argument in favour of legalising euthanasia is that several accepted medical practices...