Non-invasive tests to target birth defects
Easier to detect Down syndrome There has been more progress towards a non-invasive test which can detect genetic disorders in a foetus. In a study...
Bush broadens conscience exemption in dying days of office
Creates headache for new administration The Bush Administration is creating bioethical headaches for its successor even in as its candle gutters into history. It is...
Is matching conscientious objectors with like-minded patients a solution?
New book attempts to create scheme for keeping patients and doctors happy With conscientious objection and "conscience clauses" becoming more prominent in bioethical debates, especially...
Alas, the good news was actually bad news
Down syndrome births are decreasing, not increasing Last week there was heartening news for British Down syndrome lobby groups. A BBC radio documentary claimed that...
Stem cell science becomes stem cell medicine
Colombian woman gets new windpipe from her own stem cells A Colombian woman has become the world’s first recipient of an organ grown in the...
Down syndrome births rising in UK
More inclusion and acceptanceThe number of children in the UK born with Down syndrome rose between 2000 and 2006 by about 15%. According to the...
Oxford bioethics centre comes under fire
David Oderberg launches salvo for "massive dissonance" with ideals of Japanese funder. A UK philosopher has made a stinging attack on Julian Savulescu’s Uehiro Centre...
Successful ovary transplant could lead to later motherhood
"Overwhelming usage" will come women who are socially infertile A British woman has given birth after a successful ovary transplant from her identical twin. The...
Cloning our cousins
If they can get the technology right, scientists could clone a NeanderthalIt’s a daunting challenge, but some scientists are considering it: cloning a Neanderthal. Nature...
Singer still applauded for same tune
"Imagination-expanding" views In some circles, because of his controversial view on euthanasia for disabled infants, to cite one, "Peter Singer" has become an epithet of...
Why presumed consent failed the test in the UK
Member of task force explains It was the fury of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the failure of his pet project of opt-out organ...
UK opt-out plan for organ donors scrapped — for now
The British Prime Minister's controversial plan for an opt-out system of organ donation has been scrapped -- for the time being. Gordon Brown and Chief...