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BioBites: Court Overturns Assisted Suicide Restrictions, Australian IVF Doctor Sued After Child Born with Genetic Disorder, Scientists Want Designer Babies with Three Parents, and More

Posted on February 6, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for February 6th: Scientists Want Designer Babies with Three Parents: “Scientists in Australia want to create designer babies with the DNA of three parents to try to prevent mitochondrial mutations. ‘We want to remove the mother’s bad … Continue reading →

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BioBites: European Assembly Slams Euthanasia, Surrogacy not so Taboo Anymore, Sex-Change Husband to File Suit to Register Son as Legitimate Child, and More

Posted on January 27, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 27th: European Assembly Slams Euthanasia: “The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has given a big boost to opponents of legalised euthanasia. This body, which (somewhat confusingly) is not part of the European … Continue reading →

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BioBites: Major Victory for Life in Europe – “Euthanasia Must Always be Prohibited,” All IVF Couples Should Screen Eegs to Boost Chances of Baby, New Form of In Vitro Fertilization Stirs Debate, and More

Posted on January 26, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 26th: Fertile Union: “Too often, scientists and policy-makers talk past one another and ‘science-based’ policy-making is anything but. But sometimes, they get it right, and when they do, they deserve praise. One such case is … Continue reading →

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BioBites: Today, Sex Selection, Tomorrow, Designer Baby Prospects, Focus on Care, Not Assisted Suicide, The Three-Parent Family – Another Attempt to Dehumanize Disabled People, and More

Posted on January 23, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 20th: Today, Sex Selection, Tomorrow, Designer Baby Prospects: “The trouble with opening a can of worms is that it’s mighty difficult to seal the thing up again. And when it comes to prenatal sex selection, … Continue reading →

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BioBites: 7 in 10 S. Koreans Favor “Passive Euthanasia,” Women Egg Donors Needed for Pioneering Work, “Three-Person IVF” Technique Moves Closer, and More

Posted on January 23, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 19th: Seven in 10 S. Koreans Favor “Passive Euthanasia”: “Over 70 percent of South Koreans favor euthanasia for terminal patients when life-support is deemed meaningless, a survey showed Thursday. In the survey conducted by the … Continue reading →

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BioBites: Surrogacy is Nice Work if You can get it, Searching for Siblings, Play about Woman’s Assisted Suicide at Dignitas, and More

Posted on January 19, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 18th: Girl Pleading for Euthanasia Dies: “A slum girl, who came into limelight following her euthanasia plea in Kanpur, lost her battle against blood cancer. Alka Tiwari had appealed to a Kanpur court to either … Continue reading →

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BioBites: Her Euthanasia Pleas Ignored, Slum Girl Loses Battle to Cancer, Meet the Virgin Who Fathered 14 Children, Baby Brother’s Stem Cells Could Save Older Sibling with Leukemia, and More

Posted on January 17, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 17th: Her Euthanasia Pleas Ignored, Slum Girl Loses Battle to Cancer: “Blood cancer patient Alka Tiwari, who had grabbed headlines after appealing to a court in Kanpur to either ask the government to bear her … Continue reading →

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BioBites: Euthanasia Activist Unfazed by Death Threats, Sex Selection Migrates to Canada, IVF Funding Cuts Spark Access Concerns, and More

Posted on January 16, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 16th: Euthanasia Activist Unfazed Over Death Threats: “Euthanasia law-reform activist Sean Davison is shaken but unfazed despite death threats and an attack on his Dunedin residence over the weekend. A brick, with a note attached, … Continue reading →

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BioBites: The Jew, the Hindu, and the Petri Dish, From Hotel Rooms to Coffee Shops – New World of Online Sperm Donation, Plea for Euthanasia Laws to be Changed, and More

Posted on January 13, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 13th: “Shameless” Plans Euthanasia Storyline this Season: “Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ plans a euthanasia storyline later this season involving Joan Cusack and Louise Fletcher’s characters. Fletcher plays Grammy Gallagher, the hard-living mother of William H. Macy’s alcoholic dad … Continue reading →

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BioBites: Couples Crippled by IVF Cost, Euthanasia v. Being Kept Alive Against Your Will, Mum has Triplets Two Years Apart, and More

Posted on January 12, 2012 by CBC

Bioethical news articles for January 12th: Needed: An IITian Sperm Donor!: “My wife and I are looking for a suitable sperm donor for fresh In Vitro procedure very soon! Ideal candidate should be IIT student, healthy, no bad habits, tall … Continue reading →

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