Modern eugenics
What's in a name? Does it make a difference if (by way of example) the widespread abortion of unborn children with Down syndrome is called...
Is killing the disabled ‘eugenics’, or just a merciful release?
Yes, say experts in disability care Eugenics is not a word to be trifled with. It evokes the horror of Nazi atrocities during World War...
Transgender treatment for kids finally under ethical scrutiny
Very little has been written More and more young people believe they were born in the wrong body. According to the US Centers for Disease...
More surrogate mothers jailed in Cambodia
Some freed provided that they raise children as their own Children in Phnom Penh / by Ronny Sison on Unsplash Cambodia is continuing to jail surrogate mothers. Three women...
Victoria issues first assisted suicide permit
Identity of patient kept secret Melbourne / Raj Eiamworakul on Unsplash The Australian state of Victoria has issued its first "voluntary assisted dying" permit under its 2017 euthanasia...
Indian authorities investigate extraordinary story of sex-selective abortion
Despite the headlines, it could be a statistical glitch Authorities are investigating a possible epidemic of sex-selective abortions in Uttarkashi, a province in the remote...
Many women give birth naturally after IVF failure
Scottish study shows that 1 in 6 will conceive without artificial means A Scottish study looking at conception rates whose IVF procedure was unsuccessful found...
Elon Musk and his neurotech start-up are trialling brain-decoding implants
The researchers want to start trials on humans next year US entrepreneur Elon Musk and his tech start-up Neuralink have unveiled a new brain monitoring...
Planned Parenthood fires its president
Abortion rights under fire as US approaches election Leana Wen addressing a conference As the 2020 election season approaches, Planned Parenthood, America’s most influential...
What the world needs is more surrogacy. ASAP!
A Marxist critique of the debate provides a controversial perspective Feminism is fracturing. The noisiest debate is between feminists who welcome transwomen into the sisterhood...
Lancet editor calls global health groups ‘ethical cowards’
Fiery words from Richard Horton The activist editor of The Lancet has launched a blistering attack on global health organisations for “ethical cowardice”. Richard Horton...
‘The last frontier in prison reform’: assisted suicide?
Denying inmates the right is ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ Photo by Larry Farr on Unsplash Activist Philip Nitschke once described euthanasia as the “last frontier in prison reform”....