New technique could lead to “risky eugenics”, says IVF pioneer
Britain’s leading fertility doctor, Lord Robert Winston, has warned that his recent research could open the door to “risky” eugenics programs. Britain’s leading fertility doctor,...
British 9-year-olds to be prepped for sex change surgery
British children as young as nine are eligible to board the train for a sex reassignment surgery, according to the Mail on Sunday. British children...
Moral bioehancement debate intensifies
Bioenhancement has been receiving increased attention since the 2013 publication of Julian Savulescu and Unfit for the Future: The Need for Moral Enhancement by Julian...
Lord Winston warns of eugenics in IVF
Lord Robert Winston, British IVF pioneer, has given a controversial speech warning of the revival of eugenics in the IVF industry. Lord Robert Winston, British...
To freeze perchance to live
An introduction to cryonics and attendant bioethical issues. Cryonics is the branch of cryogenics that concerns the freezing and preservation of deceased human beings in...
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...
FDA to study “three-parent embryos”
Will it open the door to eugenics through genetic engineering? On February 25 and 26 the US Food and Drug Administration will discuss the possibility...
“Frankenstein” organs proposed for human enhancement
But what about creating hybrid organs to enhance the functioning of the human body? Do arguments about chimeras still apply? Much ink has been spilt...
Two sceptical prophets
Hi there, By one of those strange quirks of fate, John F. Kennedy, Aldous Huxley, and C.S. Lewis and all died on November 22, 1963...
Bioethics anniversaries: Doctor Who
In a week in which the US mourns the 50th anniversary of the death of John F. Kennedy, Dr Who fans are celebrating the 50th...
What if we had a pill for the madness of love?
Should we take pills to rid ourselves of helpless passions?“He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved...
23andme denies that it is marketing tool for “designer babies”
A controversy is raging over a patent awarded to the American company 23andMe for predictive genetics software. A controversy is raging over a patent awarded...