Crackdown on illegal abortions restores Taiwan sex ratio
Last year, Taiwanese health authorities moved to crack down on illegal abortions, warning that doctors found guilty of the practice could have their licenses revoked....
Immigrant dad will miss out on transplant
Jesus Navarro needs a new kidney. He has a willing donor and private insurance -- but he has been denied the transplant because he is...
North Carolina may compensate victims of eugenics program
The North Carolina legislature has recommended that surviving victims of the State’s forced sterilization program be paid US$50,000 each. The North Carolina legislature has...
Australian parents lodge “wrongful birth” claim
After losing a case for damages for the birth of their severely disabled son based on a “wrongful life” claim, a Sydney couple has returned...
Gingrich proposes investigation of IVF clinics
Bioethics is playing a walk-on role in the drama of the Republican primaries. Newt Gingrich has expressed his opposition to abortion and embryonic stem cell...
French presidential candidate backs euthanasia
The left-wing candidate in the French presidential election has strongly endorsed the legalisation of euthanasia if he is elected. François Hollande, a Socialist, who will...
Do we need a morality pill?
Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer and a research assistant, Agata Sagan, proposed a “morality pill” in a column in the New York Times this week. They...
Should we scrap the dead donor rule?
Hi there, Our lead stories this week deal with donation after cardiac death. Frankly, I find this a bit perplexing, as there are several schools...
No conscience exemption for contraceptive coverage, says Obama Administration
Church-affiliated institutions must cover free contraception for their employees, the Obama administration has announced. As a concession to outraged religious groups,Church-affiliated institutions must cover free...
At last, some good news for embryonic stem cells
In the first published results from a clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), 2 legally blind patients with macular degeneration who had been...
UK to consider three-parent IVF
The controversial practice known as “three-parent IVF” has drawn one step closer in the UK with the government’s announcement of public consultation into its acceptability....
Leading UK surgeons call for ban on cosmetic surgery advertising
Leading plastic surgeons in the UK have responded to the current crisis in cosmetic surgery by calling for a ban on advertisements for all types...