An American biologist's race to create artificial life raises knotty ethical questions.
After years of urging the public and governments to support the destruction of embryos, scientists may have led them up a blind alley.
A palliative care physician remembers an unexpected request from the husband of a dying patient.
Newsweek recently painted a sympathetic portrait of women imprisoned in men's bodies. Such people need a psychiatrist, not a surgeon.
Suicide and the internet make a potent brew, as the work of one of the world's most prominent euthanasia campaigners shows.
The world's leading medical and science journals have taken to dabbling in politics.
American doctors are being told to screen all pregnant women for Down syndrome. But aren't we all imperfect in some way?
Despite ten years of palaver, scientists use a primitive ethical system for evaluating the science and technology of cloning.
For the second time in a decade voters are being asked to approve the legalising of abortion.
An American couple has settled on a drastic solution for the disabled girl they call their "pillow angel".
Probably the most persuasive ethical theory in contemporary ethical debates is utilitarianism. This new MercatorNet backgrounder analyses its main features.
When a leading scientific journal publishes a hoax once, it is a tragedy. When it happens twice, it starts to look like bias.
One of the world's most prestigious medical journals is pushing a failed strategy to promote "reproductive health".
In the US and Australia this week, doors were opened to therapeutic cloning. In a few years' time, voters may come to regret it.
Using TV ads to present the truth about embryo research is an uphill slog.
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