The lucrative business of baby-making
London conference in mid-April Most articles on IVF are written from the perspective of an anguished couple longing for a bundle of joy. The other...
Disabled girl should be sterilised, says Australian court
Is it in her best interest?An Australian court has authorised the sterilisation of an 11-year-old Queensland girl who is severely intellectually disabled. The girl, who...
Head of NIH on science and faith
Francis S. Collins writes book on compatibility of faith and science This post is not exactly about bioethics, but about the context of bioethics, at...
More pressure for UK assisted suicide
Patricia Hewitt, former Health Secretary, calls for Royal Commission More pressure this week in the UK to legalise assisted suicide. Vicki Wood, a seasoned euthanasia...
Dutch Parliament to debate euthanasia for anyone over 70
Group gathered 112,000 signaturesThe Dutch Parliament will debate a proposal to offer euthanasia for anyone over 70, whether or not they are terminally ill or...
Helium suicides at Dignitas described in leading journal
Important statistics also available. The gruesome details of 4 assisted suicides with helium bags at the Swiss suicide clinic, Dignitas, are described in the latest...
A 13-year-old on euthanasia
an internet sensationA high school student in Toronto, Lia Mills, became an internet sensation with her YouTube video denouncing abortion. Now she’s back with a...
Swiss decide their animals don’t need lawyers
Overwhelmingly rejected in referendum Just over 70% of Swiss voters have rejected a referendum proposal to give animals lawyers who would represent them in court....
survey again
March 6, 2010 Hi there, We’ve tweaked BioEdge a bit more this week. In the right-hand column of the website, in MediaWatch, we are posting...
Autonomy, not pain, was concern for Washington’s first assisted suicides
2009 statistics released Sixty-three suicide prescriptions were dispensed during the first nine months of Washington state's "death with dignity" act, according to the first official...
Practical problems of ape personhood
Who will police them? Conceding that apes are persons could be expensive, says an Australian philosopher, as we would have to police ape societies to...
UK chain slashes prices on IVF drugs
Asda wants to become most competitive pharmacy in country The UK’s second-largest supermarket chain is slashing the price of IVF fertility drugs to position itself...