He’s got the brains, but…
Scientists from the Ohio State University claim they have managed to produce an embryonic human brain in their labs. Scientists from the Ohio State University...
Trust in the system
The latest edition of the American Journal of Bioethics features a fascinating serious of articles on doctor-patient trust and Shared Decision Making (SDM). The latest...
New book chronicles history of British bioethics
First in-depth study of how bioethicists shaped policyWhile contemporary bioethics took shape in the United States, parallel developments in Britain have been extremely important in...
Interview with Julian Savulescu
Twitter has just expanded its character limit from 140 to 10,000 for direct messages. Yay . However, this is only for DMs, not for public tweets ....
Interview: Julian Savulescu, editor of JME
The editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics discusses the fraught job of editing a leading journal. Julian Savulescu / photo copyright John Robertson Julian...
V is for victory for pink Viagra
This week the FDA approved the controversial drug Addyi, aka "pink Viagra". This wonder drug is supposed to be a treatment for a condition whose...
FDA approves “pink Viagra” for women
But is “hypoactive sexual desire disorder” a real condition, or marketing hype? Nearly 20 years after approving Viagra, the US Food and Drug Administration has...
India’s Jains outraged at ban on ritual suicide
A court has declared a sacred practice unconstitutional. While Western countries wrangle about rational suicide, India is debating spiritual suicide. The High Court of the...
Planned Parenthood in media crisis
Revelations about its foetal tissue sales have opened it to attacks from politicians. Much to its chagrin, Planned Parenthood is still in the headlines of...
Sperm donor children want answers, says Australian doco
A new Australian documentary gives voice to donor-conceived Australians now seeking fathers. A new Australian documentary has given voice to a small group of donor...
Legal test for new surrogacy law in Thailand
A gay couple are fighting for the right to take their newborn out of Thailand. A gay couple who commissioned a Thai surrogate mother to...
Policy analysts criticise non-medical sex-selection
Leading healthcare ethics commentators have criticised the practice of non-medical sex-selection in American IVF clinics. Leading bioethicists have criticised the practice of non-medical sex-selection in American...