Michael Cook

Michael Cook likes bad puns, bushwalking and black coffee. He did a BA at Harvard University in the US where it was good for networking, but moved to Sydney where it wasn’t. He also did a PhD on an obscure corner of Australian literature. He has worked as a book editor and magazine editor and has published articles in magazines and newspapers in the US, the UK and Australia. Currently he is the editor of BioEdge, a newsletter about bioethics, and MercatorNet. He also writes a bioethics column for Australasian Science.

British surgeon sentenced to 15 years in jail

Michael Cook | 2 Jun 2017 |

tags: malfeasance, malpractice, surgery, uk

He performed hundreds of unnecessary operations, leaving patients traumatised and disfigured

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Is euthanasia really the ‘best’ way to die?

Michael Cook | 2 Jun 2017 |

tags: assisted suicide, canada, euthanasia, new york times

New York Times gushes over Canadian medical assistance in dying

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Fighting the scourge of ‘red envelopes’ for China’s doctors

Michael Cook | 28 May 2017 |

tags: china, corruption, medical ethics, red envelopes

Is it corruption or a recognition of their dignity?

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Are Chinese police collecting DNA for all Muslims in Xinjiang province?

Michael Cook | 28 May 2017 |

tags: dna database, dna tests

A way to control dissidents

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A feminist argument against artificial gametes

Michael Cook | 28 May 2017 |

tags: in vitro gametogenesis, stem cell ethics, stem cell research

The technology is unethical because it supports the false belief that genetic links are essential

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Texas DA opposes parole for nurse killer of up to 60 infants

Michael Cook | 28 May 2017 |

tags: healthcare killers, texas

Genene Jones will probably spend life behind bars

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The Economist backs surrogacy

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: surrogacy

But neglects an ethical analysis

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Cheap, effective alternative to IVF may be possible

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: fertllity, ivf

Flushing the fallopian tubes has been very successful

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Moral enhancement won’t work, claim bioethicists

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: moral enhancement

It could be a dangerous social experiment

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Should a depraved killer be allowed to commit suicide?

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, ian brady, suicide

Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, died a natural death this week

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Dutch fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: ivf, netherlands, sperm donation

But he died in April so potential children are suing to access DNA material

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UK star surgeon backs euthanasia despite danger of elder abuse

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: assisted suicide, elder abuse, euthanasia, uk

Collateral damage is not such a big deal, says Henry Marsh

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Doctors launch online pledge against torture

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 |

tags: physicians for human rights, torture

"We will never go back to those shameful times"

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“God complex” UK surgeon injured hundreds of women

Michael Cook | 13 May 2017 |

tags: malpractice, surgery

Ian Paterson exaggerated or invented cancer risks to get women’s consent

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More Ubuntu, less autonomy, says South African bioethicist

Michael Cook | 13 May 2017 |

tags: autonomy, principalism

Principalism does not fit into African bioethics, says Kevin Behrens

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