Israeli team creates synthetic human embryos without eggs or sperm
An Israeli research team at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created artificial human embryos from stem cells cultured in the lab – and managed...
Mexico decriminalises abortion
Mexico's supreme court has decriminalised abortion for the entire country. Its supreme court has declared that refusing to provide terminations violates the human rights of...
Is conception by robots the future of IVF?
IVF is becoming more and more remote from the mother and father responsible for an embryo’s creation. Scientists in Barcelona, Spain, claim that they are...
‘I want to die trying to live’, say British teen
A British teenager who wants to live and a UK hospital who wants her to die are locked in a dramatic dispute over her future....
Skin lightening creams are a national health emergency, say authorities in Nigeria and Ghana
In West Africa a lighter skin tone is perceived as a gateway to better social and economic prospects. Unsurprisingly, then, skin lightening has become a...
Assisted suicide laws in US must be less discriminatory, say bioethicists
California, like other American states, permits assisted suicide, but not euthanasia, and not assisted assisted suicide. Patients who want to die must administer the lethal...
Canada has a dark past as a champion of eugenics for the disabled
Canada is acquiring a reputation for being the most progressive place on the planet for euthanasia. An article in the National Post by Tristin Hopper...
Denmark changes course on gender medicine for teens
Denmark is joining a cluster of northern European countries which have retreated from liberal guidelines on gender-affirmative medicine. Minister of Health Sophie Løhde told the...
Gender-affirming surgery sees ‘dramatic’ rise in US
Accurate statistics on transgender surgery are essential, especially when a number of American states have passed or will pass bans for minors. A study of...
Why not voluntary lawyer-assisted dying?
At an earlier stage in the debate over assisted dying, a critic wrote that it was incompatible with a physician’s Hippocratic Oath. If the public...
South Australian prisoner will die through ‘voluntary assisted dying’
“Voluntary Assisted Dying” commenced in South Australia on January 31. The latest available figures show that 39 people have already taken advantage of the new...
Should uterus transplants for transwomen get insurance cover?
Insurance cover in the United States for contraception, abortion, and transgender procedures is controversial, especially if private insurers are responsible. Cases have gone all the...