International drive to stop organ trafficking
Fourteen European nations have signed the first international treaty on organ trafficking. Fourteen European nations have signed the first international treaty on organ trafficking. The...
Britain’s first IVF paternity case
Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproductive technology. Another dispatch from the Wild West of assisted reproductive technology. A British academic has been...
After Germanwings: more psychological tests for pilots?
Following the recent Germanwings plane crash there have been calls to introduce intrusive psychological examinations for pilots. With French prosecutors saying that the Germanwings co-pilot...
The growing sperm bank industry
The international sperm bank industry is growing at a remarkable rate, analysts report. The sperm bank industry has been rapidly growing with profits to boot,...
Iran debates birth control restrictions
Iran's parliament is considering imposing major restrictions on the availability of birth control. Iran plans to introduce major restrictions on the availability of birth control...
In defence of state-mandated eugenics
A British sociologist thinks that state-run eugenics programs may be acceptable in the future. The notion of a state-organised eugenics programs is enough to unsettle...
US think tank publishes report on risks of assisted suicide
Four reasons why it would be a serious mistake. For friends and foes, it’s hard to go past this succinct summary of arguments against assisted-suicide...
The bioethics of Googling
When is it ethically acceptable to Google your patient? Is it ethical to Google your patients? A recent article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine examines this question,...
Dolce & Gabbana spark internet frenzy over IVF
Gay icons war over "synthetic children".Dolce & Gabbana's latest show celebrates maternity The marquee bioethics story of the week comes from the catwalks of Milan....
March 21 is Down Syndrome Day
Hi there, Today, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. Down Syndrome, also called Trisomy-21, occurs when people have a third copy of their 21st...
23andMe branches into pharma
It will set up its own pharmaceutical wing to identify new drug targets for both common and rare diseases.US-based genetic testing company 23andMe intends to use...
IVF law to be debated in Poland
Poland's parliament will shortly debate draft legislation to regulate IVF -- a procedure that is de facto legal in the country. Poland’s parliament will shortly...