Musings from Peter Singer on the death penalty
Somewhat surprisingly, on utilitarian grounds Peter Singer defends the possibility of imposing the death penalty. At this moment, there exists no situation in which it...
Surrogacy thrives in China, despite illegality
While surrogacy is illegal in China, it is booming under lax oversight. While surrogacy is illegal in China, it is booming under lax oversight. The...
Daughter will receive transplant of her mother’s womb
Melinda Arnold, after many years of wanting to be a mother, is set to receive a transplant of her mother’s womb. Melinda Arnold, after many...
UK hospitals secretly use “do not resuscitate” orders
Hospitals in the UK have used “do not resuscitate” orders secretly to bring elderly patients to an early death, an investigation has found. Hospitals in...
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Interview: David Albert Jones on Brüstle stem cell ruling
Occasionally we publish interviews with bioethicists about contemporary issues. This week's features Professor David Albert Jones, director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre at Oxford, commenting...
Interview: David Albert Jones on Brüstle stem cell ruling
Last week the European Court of Justice, in the case of Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace, ruled that research involving the destruction of embryos cannot be...
Smartening up the newsletter
Hi there, We are making plans for refurbishing the website and I’d like to consult you about them. Apart from smartening up the appearance of...
Non-invasive Down syndrome test available next week
A new non-invasive test for Down syndrome will be offered in 20 cities from Monday. According to an article in the journal Genetics in Medicine,...
The world of the donorsexual
What kind of man becomes a sperm donor? A Swedish study in BJOG, an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, says that donors are actually...
Brazilian transplant doctors convicted after 25 years
A jury in Sao Paulo has convicted three Brazilian doctors of killing four patients for their kidneys. Rui Sacramento, Pedro Torrecillas and Mariano Fiore Junior...
UK increases compensation for sperm and egg donors
Was the outcome of the UK’s fertility watchdog’s public consultation over compensation for sperm and egg donors ever in doubt? This week the Human Fertilisation...