The eternal return of the embryo debate
Leading UK gene-editing research funders have issued a position statement tacitly supporting research using human embryos. Leading UK gene-editing research funders have issued a position...
The Lancet and assisted dying
At long last, Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, appears to have made up his mind about whether to support “assisted dying” in the United...
Nearly 2/3 of psychology papers cannot be trusted
Out of 100 papers, only 31 could be replicated. Nearly two-thirds of all psychology research should be distrusted because it cannot be replicated, according to...
Should sex offenders be chemically castrated?
There is an increasing interest in this kind of treatment The legislature of the American Pacific territory of Guam has just passed a bill authorising...
US bioethics group calls for cloning ban
Whatever happened to the mad cloners? Nowadays, according to Google News, media interest in cloning is focused on cloning credit cards. There are some articles...
Wanted: responsible bioethics journalism
Bad communication of research can have deadly consequences. The raucous debate over a 2012 article in the Journal of Medical Ethics “After birth abortion, why...
Australia to ponder sex selection
NHMRC has called for public comment on new guidelines for IVF clinics Sex selection is on the agenda in Australia. The National Health and Medical...
Children contest will of Nitschke follower
Disinherited in favour of euthanasia activistThe late William Kent (Bill) O’Brien A healthy 89-year-old Australian man has committed suicide under the inspiration of Philip...
Scepticism greets new stem-cell regulations in China
Government hopes to crack down on rogue clinics. China has issued new laws to regulate stem cell research, hoping to crack down on rogue clinic...
Bioethics on US campaign trail
Abortion and Down syndrome are on the agenda for presidential hopefuls. More bioethics in the US presidential campaign. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has compared Republican...
The risks of freezing
The treasurer of a peak international fertility body has warned women not to rely on egg freezing to have children. The treasurer of a peak...
Scores of depressed patients euthanised in Belgium
A new study claims that vague terminology in Belgium’s assisted dying guidelines is allowing for scores of psychiatric patients to be euthanised. A new study...