California cracks down on animal rights extremists
Many attacks this year California scientists are so worried about attacks and harassment by animal rights extremists that they have pushed a law through the...
Accurate Down Syndrome detection test on the way
Investors enthusiastic Scientists are closing in on a 100% accurate, non-invasive test to detect Down Syndrome children so that they can be aborted early in...
Mandatory moral enhancement may be needed to avert Apocalypse
Proposal from Julian Savulescu In the last few years, the apocalypse has fascinated Hollywood: films like The War of the Worlds, I am Legend and...
Pro-choice victory on Victorian abortion bill
Problems with conscientious objection Pro-choice campaigners in the Australian state of Victoria have emerged triumphant after the upper house of the state parliament voted to...
Swiss suicide group wants access to nursing homes
Exit organising referendum in Vaud canton The Swiss group Exit is trying to force state-subsidised nursing homes in Geneva to allow their residents to decide...
Raelian cloning a fake, after all
Revealed in Swiss court case Back in December 2002 Clonaid, a company associated with a UFO religion called the Raelian Church, claimed that it had...
Testicles could be good source of versatile stem cells
Just as good as human embryonic stem cells Yet another alternative to human embryonic stem cells -- cells taken from men's testicles. Scientists from the...
Portuguese doctors revise ethics code on abortion
A year after new abortion law passed A year after abortion was decriminalised in Portugal, the Portuguese Medical Association has reworded its code of ethics...
Some Catholic hospitals in Australia may close if abortion bill passes
Threat by Archbishop of Melbourne A dispute over conscientious objection making headlines in the Australian state of Victoria. The issue is the Abortion Law Reform...
Doctors shun empathy for lack of time
Changing the topic is one technique In consultations about lung cancer, physicians rarely respond empathetically to the concerns of patients about mortality, symptoms or treatment...
Disney releases new batch of genetically engineered TV stars
Disney has released a new batch of genetically engineered teenagers for its new season television shows. It’s just like putting the pieces of a jigsaw...
US bioethics council grills experts on conscientious objection
Balancing autonomy against conscience With conscientious objection emerging as a surprise bioethical headline over the past month, it turns out that the President's Council on...