Despite its reputation in the West for intolerant Islamic fundamentalism, Iran has relatively liberal legislation on abortion and stem cell research. Writing in the Indian...

What if homosexuality is biological and not volitional, determined by genes and not by choices? Is this good news or bad news? Most frequently, gay...

A controversial Los Angeles IVF doctor is a bit more controversial now after publicising a dedicated program for gay men who want biologically related children....

The threat of a brain drain of talented scientists to other countries is frequently used as a reason to support embryonic stem cell research. Now...

 Hospitals scrambling for patients and TV stations hungry for cheap and easy stories are creating "fake health news", complains a leading health reporter. Writing in...

Although South Korea has still not recovered from the bioethics scandal of Hwang Woo-suks's faked cloning data and coercive egg donation, it is busy drawing...

 In recent years, the burning issues of bioethical debate have been related to euthanasia and various aspects of procreation, like IVF and embryonic stem cell...

Two recent stories in the media reflect the difficulty of taking a consistent ethical stand on abortion rights. Susanne M. Sanchez, of Miami, Florida, wrote...

A US study has found that both embryonic and adult stem cells protect mice against a neurogenerative disease. This is the first time, it was...

A British bioethicist has come up with a novel argument in favour of genetic engineering: it is non-judgemental. Currently parents in the UK are only...

 Legislators in South Carolina are mulling over a creative way of coping with the state's shortage of organ donors. A panel in its Senate has...

Two women in Sydney have been granted bail after a week in custody for the mercy killing of a former pilot. Shirley Justins, 58, and...