Xavier Symons

Xavier Symons is a Masters student in philosophy at Sydney University and has a keen interest in bioethics. Aside from his studies he enjoys playing guitar and reading American literature. He has contributed to a number of online publications, in addition to his work with BioEdge.

Texas gives green-light for experimental stem-cell therapies

Xavier Symons | 24 Jun 2017 |

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The government of Texas will allow clinics across the state to market unapproved stem-cell therapies.

Going commercial with three-parent babies

Xavier Symons | 24 Jun 2017 |

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The man who brought us the first three-parent baby is now going commercial.

Medical students’ perspectives on euthanasia

Xavier Symons | 24 Jun 2017 |

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Students are concerned about the impact of euthanasia on the medical landscape.

Should we worry about a euthanasia market-takeover?

Xavier Symons | 17 Jun 2017 |

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We can never set aside the risk of a euthanasia market.

Egg freezing on the rise in Silicon Valley

Xavier Symons | 17 Jun 2017 |

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A growing number of Silicon Valley companies are sponsoring employees to “freeze their eggs”.

Organ donation debate continues

Xavier Symons | 17 Jun 2017 |

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The death of an 8-year-old boy has sparked debate about organ procurement.

Six decades of struggle over The Pill

Xavier Symons | 10 Jun 2017 |

tags: birth control, catholic church, contraception, the pill

In mid-1957 the US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Enovid, later known as The Pill.

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Charlie Gard saga may end in days

Xavier Symons | 10 Jun 2017 |

tags: medical futility, neonatal care, uk, withdrawal of life support

The European Court of Human Rights is considering whether to to allow the withdrawal of treatment.

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Rethinking the 14 day rule

Xavier Symons | 10 Jun 2017 |

tags: 14 day rule, embryo experimentation, embryo research, research ethics

Policy analysts are calling for a “reconsideration” of the decades-old 14-day embryo experimentation rule.

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The first year of California’s assisted suicide: over 500 prescriptions

Xavier Symons | 10 Jun 2017 |

tags: assisted dying, california, physician assisted suicide, us

Over 500 people have been prescribed life-ending drugs in California, says Compassion and Choices.

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The enhancement debate continues

Xavier Symons | 3 Jun 2017 |

tags: enhancement, free will, human enhancement, moral bioenhancement

The latest edition of the Cambridge Quarterly takes stock of the enhancement debate.

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Embryonic stem cell trials to launch in China

Xavier Symons | 3 Jun 2017 |

tags: china, embryonic stem cells, stem cells

China will trial the use of embryonic stem-cells to treat Parkinson’s and macular degeneration.

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IVF vs natural conception: babies have same cognitive ability, says study

Xavier Symons | 3 Jun 2017 |

tags: assisted reproduction, conception, ivf

Environmental factors may cancel out the detrimental health effects of IVF conception.

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Unexpected mutations after CRISPR gene-editing

Xavier Symons | 3 Jun 2017 |

tags: crispr, gene editing

A new study suggests that CRISPR editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations.

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‘Existential distress’ drives MAiD requests: Canadian study

Xavier Symons | 28 May 2017 |

tags: canada, euthanasia, existential distress, existential suffering

Patients tended to be white and relatively affluent and loss of autonomy was the primary motivation

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