Declining sperm count could lead to ‘extinction’
Experts suspect that chemicals are to blame. In the first systematic review of trends in sperm count, researchers this week reported in the journal Human...
First American success with editing human embryos
Shoukhrat Mitalipov, of Oregon Health and Science University, has successfully edited a gene for a genetic disease in scores of human embryos American scientists have...
Tennessee judge offers jail credit for sterilization
But an outcry forces him to step back from his planEvery once in a while, someone in the American justice system has a bright idea:...
Charlie Gard dies in London hospice
Charlie Gard has died in a London hospice after having life-support withdrawn. Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old terminally ill child whose case has dominated international headlines...
Human rights group calls for ban on intersex surgery
An international human rights advocacy group this week called for a ban on intersex surgery. Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights advocacy group,...
Doctors told to include contraceptive counselling in every adolescent consultation
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends contraceptive counselling for every visit. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) has released new guidelines...
Only in Sweden? But why?
At least a thousand refugee children awaiting political asylum are unable to eat, speak and move. Child protection agencies all over the world should examine...
BioEdge on holidays
There is plenty of variety in this week’s BioEdge: a euthanasia pioneer surveys its progress in the Netherlands; a neuroethicist despairs over ‘fake news’; a...
Update from the UK: Noel Conway can challenge assisted dying ban
Although Parliament is clearly opposed, a way is opening in the courts Noel Conway and supporters A possible tipping point in overturning the United Kingdom’s...
How can neuroethics combat ‘fake news’?
What we need is effective 'nudges to reason', says Neil LevyFake news has a bioethical dimension, argues neuroethicist Neil Levy, in The Hastings Center blog....
Texas gives green-light for experimental stem-cell therapies
The government of Texas will allow clinics across the state to market unapproved stem-cell therapies. The government of Texas will allow clinics across the state...
CIA waterboarding was illegal human experimentation: report
Did psychologists use data from torture to test their hypotheses? Guidelines from the CIA’s Office of Medical Services in December 2004 For years now, the CIA’s...