Sex-selective abortion in India keeps claiming more victims
A study in The Lancet Global Health finds that at least 13.5 million girls were aborted over 30 years Photo by Frank Holleman on Unsplash...
Stem cell experts relax call for abolition of 14-day rule
“Utter disregard for the value and dignity of human life,” say American politicians As expected, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has updated...
World Medical Association moots mandatory referral for abortion and euthanasia
It is revising the International Code of Medical Ethics The World Medical Association is revising the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME) to limit the...
UDDA and RUDDA: uproar over possible change in brain death criteria
When are you really dead? Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) is not an Act and is not...
IVF for over-40 UK women has risen 20-fold
The number of IVF cycles for women in the UK over 40 has risen more than 20-fold in the last 30 years, according to a...
‘Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust’ – Colorado takes the ancient rubrics literally
Another state legalizes human composting Last month Colorado became the second American state, after Washington, to permit human bodies to be turned into compost. The...
Building back better in bioethics
Battered by the pandemic, bioethicists reflect on the future “Build Back Better” is not just a political slogan. It represents the feelings of bioethicists battered...
Abortion access will be a SCOTUS challenge
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a potentially ground-breaking abortion case which could turn abortion access into a major issue in the 2022...
Texas’ strict new abortion law has a novel twist
Abortion foes are hoping that appeals will bring it to SCOTUS Texas now has one of the strictest anti-abortion bills in the United States, after...
Should historic African-American remains and graves be protected?
University museums have discovered that they house skulls of slaves Photo by Wendy Scofield on Unsplash In 1990 the US Congress passed the Native American...
Sperm donation is big business
In 5 years’ time, it will be worth nearly US$5 billion Another chapter in the Reproductive Revolution. According to a leading market research firm, by...
Proposal to liberalise California’s assisted suicide law after only 5 years
SB 380 will also make it more difficult to be a conscientious objector In 2015 California became the fifth American state to enact law permitting...