Three-parent embryos could prevent genetic disease, say UK scientists
Embryos created free of mitochondrial defects Scientists in England say that they are just three years away from creating three-parent embryos which would be free...
Widow dies at Dignitas and leaves her sons disputing her will
Son who opposed death complains Even at the notorious Swiss assisted suicide clinic Dignitas, there are rules. One of them is that relatives should be...
Wrong foetus selected in Florida termination
A doctor who never said No Florida health officials have revoked the licence of an abortion doctor who performed a “selective reduction” on IVF...
Alzheimer’s patients remember kindness, even if they can’t remember why
University of Iowa study of amnesiac patients People with Alzheimer’s can remember emotions even if they cannot remember why. In a study at the University...
UK organ donation preferences not honoured in massive govt bungle
800,000 affected Public confidence in organ donation may have been...
Film about Jack Kevorkian
April 10, 2010 Hi there, It has been a slow week in the bioethics world, although there always seems to be something happening. If you...
Obama endorses DNA databank for crime
Could be human rights violation In an apparent concession to populist politics President Barack Obama used the popular Fox Network show “America’s Most Wanted” to...
England’s DNA data base becomes election issue
European Court of Human Rights forced England to change rules England’s DNA data base has become an election issue. The opposition Conservatives have abandoned attempts...
Sex selection unlikely in Australia, says bioethicist
Just a pre-emptive attempt to sway public opinion Although several reports have appeared that Australia’s ban on couples choosing the sex of their children either...
Don’t overpay your surrogate, UK lawyers tell couples
You could lose the baby Legal experts in the UK have warned that couples who commission a surrogate mother might not be regarded as the...
UK women flocking to Eastern Europe for cheap IVF
“Do your homework,” says infertility counsellor The London tabloid The Express has “revealed” that “thousands” of British women are traveling to Eastern Europe for cheap...
New US bioethics commission appointed
Is the selection unimaginative? US President Barack Obama has appointed 10 more bioethics advisors, bringing membership of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical...