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- Organ procurement networks should never go beyond the scope of the consent given, but even if the procurement was... http://t.co/5g3XuHJT about 4 hours ago
- This ad won the Grand Clio (Film) last night -- the advertising world's highest honor. The story in the ad turns... http://t.co/5R44ScTZ about 5 hours ago
- Good for the prosecutors for bringing this case... http://t.co/N8g1fRqT 01:46:47 AM May 16, 2012
- The last six weeks have been packed with both new opportunities and challenges. You are helping to sustain me.... http://t.co/5oFJXy5x 08:54:51 PM May 15, 2012
- The latest egg scheme -- grandparents paying for egg freezing... http://t.co/EUeTnFx2 12:14:06 AM May 15, 2012
- It's almost as if the UK is borrowing a page from the US IVF industry: "The commercially driven industry uses... http://t.co/QS0nH2bG 09:22:07 PM May 14, 2012
- Wesley follows up the Canadian Futile Care case (see link below) with more information on Futile Care Theory.... http://t.co/gpr3WFDR 04:38:05 PM May 14, 2012
- These days, “standard of care” too often isn’t about the benefit of the “patient” but cost to society and... http://t.co/YBfnqlKG 06:01:38 PM May 11, 2012
- Wesley Smith reacts to a suggestion that bioethicists are "sorely needed in every area of public policy." What's... http://t.co/ScC0jemS 05:14:59 PM May 10, 2012
- The West increasingly has no shame http://t.co/q8dvithP http://t.co/DBBbCiMH 05:14:31 PM May 07, 2012
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
BioBites: The Surrogacy Debate, Man Researched Suicide for His Wife, Robotic Prison Wardens will Patrol South Korean Prison, and More
Bioethical news articles for November 29th: Join Slate in D.C. to Discuss Why We Fear the Future: “Robots taking over humanity. Nanotech blobs eating everything in sight. Technology eroding personal relationships. Genetic engineering creating designer babies. Science fiction, professional futurists, … Continue reading
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BioBites: Robots in Reality, NY Man Accuses Girlfriend of Stealing Sperm for IVF, No Case for Killing Society’s Most Vulnerable, and More
Bioethical news articles for November 28th: Heart Patient Appeals for Euthanasia: “Driven by abject poverty and unbearable pain, a bed-ridden woman in Ganjam district has appealed for euthanasia. Jhunu Behera (38), a resident of K Barida village and a mother … Continue reading
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Bioethicists Don’t Have “The Answers” To Life’s Problems
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC So, which is it? Is ” mainstream bioethics” a “come let us reason together” learned discourse in which respected colleagues explore differing views and ethical outlooks, as some in the … Continue reading
Science Writer Avoids The Point of My Media Stem Cell Bias Charge
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC At least he read the piece, but John Farrell wrote right past the point in attempting to rebut my recent Weekly Standard column about the media’s biased coverage of Geron’s … Continue reading
Drug Companies Should Be Stopped From Outsourcing Drug Testing Ethics
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The human body and its constitutent parts are fast becoming among the world’s most valuable “natural resources.” Indeed, ounce for ounce, human eggs are probably the most expensive (now) commodity … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
The Board of Directors and Staff of the Center for Bioethics and Culture would like to wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. We at the CBC have much to give thanks for. First, we thank each and everyone … Continue reading
BioBites: Surrogacy Guidelines to be Issues Next Month, One Mum’s £50,000 IVF Struggle, Personhood Amendment Proposed in Wisconsin, and More
Bioethical news articles for November 23rd: Fatherless: New Documentary Questions Morality of Anonymous Sperm Donation Industry: “A new documentary film released Monday explores how children conceived through anonymous sperm donations are left searching for their true identities, and questions whether … Continue reading
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BioBites: Novel Spurs Designer Baby Debate, Fighting Over the Rights of Sperm Donor Babies, Robotics Give Spinal-Cord Injury Sufferers New Independence, and More
Bioethical news articles for November 22nd: A Novel that Spurs the Designer Baby Debate: “If you could pre-programme the genes of your child, what would you wish for? A healthy child, free from risk of disease, sure. But what about … Continue reading
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LA Times Circles the Wagons on ESCR
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Consider this an addendum to my Weekly Standard piece on media bias in reporting the collapse of Geron’s embryonic stem cell project that came out on Saturday. The LA Times … Continue reading
BioBites: Elderly Need to be Cared for, Not Killed, Body for Rent, Doctors Warn of Potentially Fatal Complications in Fertility Treatments, and More
Bioethical news articles for November 21st: New Documentary Gives Voice to Children of Anonymous Sperm Donors: “From Jennifer Lahl and The Center for Bioethics and Culture, producers of the award-winning Eggsploitation (2010), Anonymous Father’s Day presents the untold stories of children of sperm donors. … Continue reading
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