Warnock not loopy, says US bioethicist
Practical advice, says AJOB editor Britain's leading bioethicist, 84-year-old Baroness Mary Warnock, recently shocked the nation by declaring that the elderly ought to volunteer for...
Embryo cures still on a distant horizon
Observers pessimistic Pessimism about cures from human embryonic stem cells was one of the main messages from the 2008 "World Stem Cell Summit," in Madison,...
Louisiana legislator suggests sterilisation for poor women
Substantial savings possible, he claims. Gusts from Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 storm which laid New Orleans waste are still whistling through Louisiana. The latest is...
Australia grants patent to disgraced Korean scientist
Truth and utility are not factors Australia has granted a patent for cloning to the disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk. This will protect the...
First licence for cloning granted in Australia
"Unspeakable", says critic The Australian government has issued its first license for cloning human embryos to obtain embryonic stem cells. Sydney IVF, one of Australia's...
US immigrants to be treated with Gardasil
Controversial vaccine adds to expense of migration The US government has declared that all female immigrants must be treated with Gardasil, a controversial vaccine against...
Do the demented have a duty to die?
Architect of IVF laws speaks out. One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers and the architect of its fertility laws has suggested that people with dementia...
Spain moves toward legalised assisted suicide
Stem cell researcher become health minister favours changeLegalised assisted suicide is on the horizon, says Spain’s health minister, Dr Bernat Soria. In an interview with...
Indigenous infanticide sparks controversy in Brazil
Cultural relativism clashes with human rights "The right to life is universal and does not depend on ethnic background." This seems hardly controversial in today's...
Why don’t we care about embryos which perish naturally every year?
Oxford academic calls pro-life position absurdA common criticism of the sanctity-of-life of human embryos is that so many of them perish spontaneously, especially before implantation,...
Neuroscience cracks the morality code
Harvard experts show Newsweek readers that morality is all in your headEvolutionary morality seems to be getting traction in the media. A recent issue of...
Virginity surgery not justified medically
Not enough evidence of safety or psychosocial benefitOne of the more bizarre products of the cosmetic surgery industry is cosmetic genital procedures for women, including...