Is there a last-minute hitch with 3-parent embryo trials?
Not as straightforward as scientists have painted it Just as scientists in the UK are about to begin clinical trials with three-parent embryos, a study...
The complications and practicalities of cryopreservation
It is not as simple as it seemsSomeday we might get the technique right The publicity surrounding the cryopreservation of the body of...
Behind US assisted suicide stats
Stretching the law is already happening in California The farewell party for Betsy Davis A debate in the American state of Iowa over...
Interview: Philip Nitschke on life in the Netherlands
Dutch views on "completed life" sync with his notion of rational suicideLife on a Dutch houseboat Dr Philip Nitschke is probably the world’s best-known...
The ethics of Santa Claus disclosure
There is quite a bit of literature in bioethics journals about the ethics of telling white lies to patients, especially with terminally ill patients. There...
Australian nurse arrested in Cambodia’s surrogacy crackdown
An Australian nurse and fertility specialist has been arrested in Cambodia. Tammy Davis-Charles being interviewed by Cambodian police An Australian nurse and fertility...
Staggering discarded embryo figures released in UK
New HFEA figures indicate that close to 2.5 million embryos have been discarded in the UK. New official figures indicate that close to 2.5 million...
More gay couples using surrogates in US
An increasing number of gay couples in the US are turning to surrogacy. An informal study by a fertility data service suggests an increasing number...
US conservative tries new tactic against animal research: calling it a waste of money
But it will face powerful opposition from industry and patients.Anthony Bellotti addresses White Coat Waste meeting in Washington DC Opposition to research on animals...
Doctors association refuses to back euthanasia in Australia
But insists that have they have "an ethical duty to care for dying patients so that death is allowed to occur in comfort and with...
Transhumanist candidate for president now supports Trump
Zoltan Istvan is preparing to run again in 2020. A Zoltan for President poster To no one’s great surprise, the candidate of the Transhumanist...
Death from the skies
Nitschke wants to use drones to deliver euthanasia. The data is sketchy, but drones authorized by President Obama have killed about 100 civilians and about...