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.

Managing the worsening opioid epidemic

Xavier Symons | 19 Aug 2017 |

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Policy analysts are proposing controversial solutions.

Stand-off with Catholic hospitals as euthanasia gains traction in Canada

Xavier Symons | 19 Aug 2017 |

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Pressure is mounting on Catholic Healthcare providers to abandon their opposition to MAiD.

Is there a link between suicide and irreligion?

Xavier Symons | 19 Aug 2017 |

tags: existential suffering, psychiatry, religion, sociology, suicide

There is much debate about the link between religion and mental health.

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Psychiatry becomes political weapon in US

Xavier Symons | 19 Aug 2017 |

tags: goldwater rule, professional conduct, psychiatry, trump

Democrats may convene an expert panel to profile Trump’s mental health.

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Scientists one step closer to interspecies organ transplants

Xavier Symons | 12 Aug 2017 |

tags: crispr, gene editing, xenotransplantation

A landmark study has reopened the door for xenotransplantation research.

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US Senate passes ‘right to try’ law

Xavier Symons | 12 Aug 2017 |

tags: clinical trials, compassionate use, fda

Bioethicists are critical of new Right To Try laws.

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Artificial womb keeps lambs alive, raising hope for preemies

Xavier Symons | 12 Aug 2017 |

tags: artificial wombs, ectogenesis

Researchers have successfully used an artificial womb to incubate premature lambs.

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New York doctor told to stop marketing 3-person IVF technique

Xavier Symons | 12 Aug 2017 |

tags: genetics, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial replacement, three-parent embryos

A New York IVF clinic has been told by the FDA to stop marketing Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy.

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Avoiding the next Charlie Gard dispute

Xavier Symons | 5 Aug 2017 |

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What steps can be taken to avoid future conflicts between family and medical staff?

If infanticide is wrong, is abortion wrong?

Xavier Symons | 5 Aug 2017 |

tags: abortion, academic freedom, ethics, infanticide

Should we abandon arguments for abortion if they also permit infanticide?

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Australian surrogacy broker jailed in Cambodia

Xavier Symons | 5 Aug 2017 |

tags: cambodia, commercial surrogacy, surrogacy, surrogacy law

An Australian nurse has been found guilty by a Cambodian Court of running an illegal surrogacy business.

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The risk of a transhumanist future

Xavier Symons | 5 Aug 2017 |

tags: bioenhancement, enhancement, transhumanism

A British PhD candidate has warned of the darker side of a transhumanist future.

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Influential psychiatric group abandons Goldwater Rule

Xavier Symons | 29 Jul 2017 |

tags: goldwater rule, professional ethics, professionalism, psychiatrists, trump

The American Psychoanalytic Association says members are free to comment on public figures, notably Donald Trump

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Charlie Gard dies in London hospice

Xavier Symons | 29 Jul 2017 |

tags: consent, courts, law, medical futility, withdrawal of life support

Charlie Gard has died in a London hospice after having life-support withdrawn.

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Human rights group calls for ban on intersex surgery

Xavier Symons | 29 Jul 2017 |

tags: gender reassignment, intersex, transgenderism

An international human rights advocacy group this week called for a ban on intersex surgery.

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