A mystical side to suicide
As I may have said before, I do not support assisted suicide. But I would like to understand it better. In this respect, I have...
Swedes succeed in first womb transplant
Doctors at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, have delivered the first baby to have been gestated in a transplanted womb. Doctors at the University...
New infertility treatment results in successful birth
A woman in Sweden has become the first person to give birth after a womb transplant. A woman in Sweden has become the first person...
Edinburgh to host bioethics film festival
The 10th International Biomedical Ethics Film Festival will deal with the moral status of the human embryo. Is the human embryo just a pile of...
Nitschke suspended from medical register
Australian euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has been suspended from the medical register as an investigation continues into his involvement in the death of a 45...
Nitschke under investigation yet again
Pro-euthanasia campaigner Phillip Nitschke is being investigated for his involvement in the death of 45 year old West Australian man. The Medical Board of Australia...
What are the issues in post-mortem sperm retrieval?
Is it ethical to remove sperm from a dead body without consent? In 2010 21-year-old Niklas Evans was assaulted outside a bar in Texas. He...
IVF consultation launched in Australia
Australia is to conduct a review of the ethics and clinical practice of assisted reproductive technology. Australia is to conduct a review of the ethics...
New STAP stem cells questioned
After the high tide of enthusiasm comes the ebb tide of scepticism. After the high tide of enthusiasm comes the ebb tide of scepticism. The...
Evidence-based medicine comes under attack
UK critics claim that it is not transparent and tainted by commercial interests. In the eyes of doctors and the public, evidence-based medicine is the...
Workshop on uterus transplants to be held in Sweden
The first workshop on human uterus transplants will take place at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in February. While a couple of transplants have taken...
Legal complications of posthumous reproduction
Thanks to frozen sperm and frozen embryos, it is possible for a man to have offspring after death, even many years after his death. This...