Chinese policy on organ transplants is just smoke and mirrors, say critics
Falun Gong supporters query government announcements The issue of harvesting organs from political prisoners in China to supply the country’s more than 160 transplant centres...
Bold attempt to reverse brain death gets US approval
Proof-of-concept clinical trials on 20 patients in India Despite some sceptics, an Indian company working with a US biotech company has received a green light...
What the man in the street thinks about human enhancement
Overwhelmingly against germline modification What does the American public think about human germline enhancement? A survey of 17 polls taken over the 30 years published...
Dutch euthanasia cases up by 4%
Steep rise in end-stage psychiatric disorders and dementia. The number of euthanasia cases in the Netherlands continues to rise steadily. According to the latest statistics...
The gods of transhumanism
Although it has been called the world’s most dangerous idea, transhumanism probably provokes more ridicule than fear. Uploading one’s brain onto the internet or talk...
Dutch paediatricians seek child euthanasia
Government to fund study The Dutch Health Minister, Edith Schippers, has earmarked almost 400,000 Euros for a study of whether to expand eligibility for euthanasia...
Shakespeare and bioethics
What did Will have to say about medicine and health? Shakespeare may appear to be unimportant and irrelevant in bioethics. Yet the latest editorial published...
UK judge sceptical of circumcision for boys
Let them choose for themselves Boys should not be circumcised until they are old enough to choose for themselves, a British judge has suggested in...
Indigenous Canadians fear impending euthanasia law
As southern Canada prepares to roll out euthanasia after last year’s Supreme Court decision, the Dene, an aboriginal group of First Nation people, are awaiting...
A pro-life case for altering the genome
There are risks, but it could save lives Although many obstacles remain, genetic engineering is much closer to becoming a reality with the rapid development...
Kuwait to establish national DNA record
In a world first, the State of Kuwait will require all citizens and visitors to provide DNA samples to government authorities. In a world first,...
Sale of complementary medicines unethical: Australian doctors
Criticism is mounting in Australia about the sale of low-evidence complementary medicines in pharmacies. Criticism is mounting in Australia about the sale of low-evidence complementary...