UK transgender woman wants to be both father and mother
Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproductive technology. Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproductive technology. The third place contestant in...
Mexican politician suggests lethal injections for the homeless
After apologising she has gone back to the drawing board This belongs in the “ooops, I really shouldn’t have said that” department rather than serious...
Do money and mother’s milk mix?
Demand for human breast milk is increasing “exponentially”. What are the ethics of creating a market for it?© Laura Breiling / Mosaic Demand for...
What are the bioethics of Mars exploration?
Ridley Scott's latest film raises some interesting questions. Ridley Scott’s latest film, The Martian, opens this month. Matt Damon plays an astronaut who is left...
Is it ethical to investigate the genetic component of IQ?
Will the have a chilling effect on programs to improve educational outcomes among disadvantaged populations? With the advent of new genomic sequencing technologies, researchers around...
Is there a “right” to euthanasia?
Milou de Moor committed suicide after her doctor refused to euthanize her. When it comes to lawsuits, doctors are extremely gun-shy. Their business...
Dutch doctor in hot water for refusing to approve euthanasia
Patient subsequently hanged herself. Milou de Moor A Dutch general practitioner is being sued for not approving the euthanasia of a 19-year-old woman. The...
UK researcher applies for embryo gene-editing license
Just months after CRISPR was used to modify embryos in China, a British scientists wants to forge ahead. Just months after the release of a...
Does it matter if experiments cannot be replicated?
Isn't that the way science works? Many issues in bioethics are influenced by “data” supplied by psychology: how IVF children socialise; whether patients who request...
Australians travelling to US for sex-selective IVF
Scores of couples take advantage of liberal legislation. Scores of Australian couples are visiting the US to avail themselves of sex-selective IVF, according to infertility...
Popping the bubble of objectivity
Several leading politically progressive social psychologists want more conservatives in their field Several leading liberal/progressive social psychologists have launched an initiative called Heterodox Academy to...
An uphill battle for transhumanists
“They think we’re fantasists when in fact we’re talking about a future just over the horizon.” Notwithstanding a wide range of approaches, the ultimate goal...