Beware of IVF incest, ethicists warn clinics
ART clinics must prepare for “intrafamilial reproductive arrangementsâ€, says the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.Oedipus led from Thebes by his daughter (and sister) Antigone IVF...
Conscience wars intensify in the US
A new article on conscientious objection in the New England Journal of Medicine has sparked outcry among conservative bioethicists. An article on conscientious objection in...
Do Australian Christians support euthanasia?
A recent episode of Q&A sparked debate about Christian support for assisted dying. A recent episode of Australian television show Q&A sparked debate about the level of...
Euthanasia in Belgium interviews
Euthanasia is such a controversial topic that it is dividing healthcare professionals and organisations. In Canada, some doctors are vigorously protesting moves to make effective...
Two doctors charged with FGM in US-first
Two Detroit-based Muslim doctors have been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation. In a US first, two Detroit-based Muslim doctors have been charged with...
Belgian Catholic group explains switch on euthanasia
Last week marked an important step in the integration of euthanasia into the Belgian healthcare. A religious order in the Catholic Church, the Brothers of...
Head of Belgian order explains shock move on euthanasia
Brother Rene Stockman is devastated by news that Catholic psychiatric hospitals will offer euthanasiaBrother René Stockman Brother René Stockman is the superior general of...
National Academies respond to conflict of interest claims
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are strengthening their conflict of interest policy. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are strengthening...
UK IVF providers trading “free treatment” for egg donation
Journalists allege that women are being pressuring into exchanging eggs for free IVF treatment. The Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has announced an investigation...
Would you plug your brain into the internet? Elon Musk thinks it’s a good idea
The visionary Silicon Valley entrepreneur's new company is underway More details are emerging abaout Elon Musk’s dream of plugging the human brain into the internet....
Freedom of the mind under threat with new technology
Swiss researchers warn of exploitation and loss of privacyMind-reading in Minority Report New human rights laws to prepare for advances in neurotechnology that...
Searing report on Hungarian home for disabled forces closure
Government to opt for de-institutionalisation Entrance to Topház Special Home A 220-bed facility in Hungary is to be closed after a report by a human...