More controversy over mental health and abortion
Another controversial review of the mental health risks of abortion has been published, this time in the peer-reviewed Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry....
Yale to host conference on non-human personhood
A conference to be held at Yale University in December brings together animal rights activists and fans of human enhancement who are interested in the...
Are US media finally discovering the exploitation in India surrogacy?
CBS twigs to the dangers of surrogacy in India and commercial surrogacy spreads in KazakhstanFinally the scandal of Premila Vaghela, who died in an Ahmedabad...
Suicide and journalistic ethics
Hi there, The Age, a leading Melbourne newspaper, recently ran several articles chronicling a local woman’s decision to take her own life. It was not...
Plan B must be available over-the-counter for all ages, says judge
A federal judge has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning after” pill available to girls under 17 without a prescription....
“In vitro eugenics” is coming, predicts Australian bioethicist
an Australian bioethicist says that it will be possible to use stem cell technology to breed better humans in a Petri dish. Taking a peek...
Saudi court sentences man to be paralysed as retribution for assault
Can Saudi Arabia find a doctor willing to participate in a punishment which involves paralyzing a convicted criminal?Even by the rigorous standards of Saudi Arabian...
Powdered eggs added to IVF complications
An Israeli company is working on a technique which freeze dries women's eggs so that they can be taken home and preserved indefinitely in a...
Three-parent children in UK possible after HFEA report
The UK is moving closer to three-parent children after the fertility regulator informed the government that the public would back a controversial embryo treatment.The UK...
Brazilian intensive care specialist investigated over deaths of 300 patients
A Brazilian doctor is being investigated for the murders of more than 300 intensive care patients. A Brazilian doctor is being investigated for the murders...
Liverpool Care Pathway slammed in BMJ
The highly controversial Liverpool Care Pathway has been slammed in the British Medical Journal. In a scathing letter, psychiatrist Eugene Breen has criticised the protocol...
Danish sperm donor privacy controversy
The government health agency in Denmark is reconsidering its policy on the anonymity of sperm donors after failing to prevent the transmission of disease through...