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How liberal are American bioethicists?

Doctors can be socialized to cooperate in morally despicable evil, says bioethicist

3 sperm donors from same family in Quebec have sired 600 children

American IVF clinics are happily offering sex selection

Owner of castration website in UK found guilty of grievous bodily harm

Missouri man killed wife because he couldn’t afford her medical bills

World Medical Association calls for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza

Female doctors’ patients may have lower mortality and hospital readmission rates

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BioEdge has closed its doors

After 23 years, BioEdge ceased publication in May 2024. Not that there wasn't lots to report on and talk about, but our resources proved insufficient...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 10, 2024September 15, 2025

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How liberal are American bioethicists?

There is growing acknowledgement of the fact that the backgrounds, ideas, and politics of American academics are out of step with the backgrounds, ideas and...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

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Doctors can be socialized to cooperate in morally despicable evil, says bioethicist

Bioethicist Carl Elliott seems to relish stirring up fellow bioethicists and the medical profession. In his latest book, The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

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3 sperm donors from same family in Quebec have sired 600 children

Three men in Quebec from the same family have fathered more than 600 children by offering free sperm on the internet. A documentary by Noovo Info, a Quebec news outlet...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

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American IVF clinics are happily offering sex selection

The United States is one of the few countries where IVF sex selection is legal – and it is a US$500 million market, according to a...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 9, 2024October 14, 2024

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Owner of castration website in UK found guilty of grievous bodily harm

“Enhancement” normally connotes adding powers beyond normal human functioning. However, there are dark kinds of enhancement which remove them. A Norwegian national living in England...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

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Missouri man killed wife because he couldn’t afford her medical bills

A 75-year-old Missouri man has been charged with the murder of his wife after allegedly strangling her in a hospital bed because he could not care for...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

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World Medical Association calls for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza

The World Medical Association has called for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution was initiated by the British Medical Association. Dr Lujain AlQodmani, the...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

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medical practice

Female doctors’ patients may have lower mortality and hospital readmission rates

Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts, new research...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

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Will poor American neighbourhoods be better served if doctors can attend tuition-free medical schools?

In February Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in the Bronx, in New York City, received a US$1 billion donation --the largest gift ever made to...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

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Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute shuts its doors

A powerhouse at Oxford generating controversial bioethical ideas has closed its doors. The Future of HumanityInstitute, headed by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom, opened in 2005...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

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end of life issues

Ireland’s medical council gears up for legal assisted dying

In March, a committee of Ireland’s parliament recommended that “the Government introduce legislation allowing forassisted dying”. If this is approved, Irish doctors will be ready...

Michael Cook

Michael Cook

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

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