Could psychedelic drugs help solve the climate crisis?
They could foster greater environmental awareness and motivate people to act in more environmentally responsible waysLast week BioEdge highlighted a new book about the potential...
Another case of fertility fraud, this time in Colorado
The state is considering a 'fertility fraud' bill The offence is familiar, but the excuse is original. A Colorado fertility doctor has been accused of...
Media medico in UK slams IVF
Why not adoption?One of Britain’s most popular media medicos has suggested that IVF should be banned. Dr Max Pemberton, a columnist for the Daily Mail...
Beware anti-ageing snake oil salesmen
The global anti-ageing market will be more than US$ 271 billion by 2024 If you are futurecasting about bioethical issues, cherchez la finance. According to...
The complicity of health and medical personnel in post-9/11 torture is a stain on my profession
A consultant psychiatrist at Freedom from Torture decries the 'shameful complicity' of health professionals. As the American psychologist and architect of the Bush-era torture programme,...
Fast to play – why popularity growth
This is one of the ways that you can keep your game interesting and this will keep you coming back to the site. and playing....
More about Belgium’s euthanasia trial
Belgium's historic trial of three doctors for illegally killing a mentally ill woman in 2010 gives a glimpse of what's going on backstage in its...
Belgian trial is unveiling dark back story to euthanasia death of Tine Nys
Sadder and more complicated The three doctors on trial / Belga The criminal trial of three Belgian doctors for assisting in an allegedly illegal euthanasia...
Trump aligns himself with pro-life movement
Addresses huge crowd at Washington DC rally It is inevitable that bioethics intersects with politics. This week US President Donald Trump was the main attraction...
Surrogate mother dies in California
Surrogacy could be more dangerous that people think Michelle Reaves and her family / GoFundMe In a tragic reminder that surrogacy is not only morally...
Can a foetus feel pain as early as 12 weeks?
We need to revisit the issue, say ethicists The debate over abortion is not just about women’s reproductive rights. It is also about science. And...
Quebec to allow euthanasia for mental illness
The Canadian province of Quebec will expand the eligibility criteria for euthanasia to include people with severe and incurable mental illness, says Health Minister Danielle...