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.

The buying and selling of MD prescription data

Xavier Symons | 27 Apr 2013 |

tags: medical records, privacy

Fancy having your prescription data sold to pharmaceutical corporations?

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Parents needn’t tell donor children their origins’ says leading British think-tank

Xavier Symons | 20 Apr 2013 |

tags: anonymous sperm donation, rights of the child, sperm donation

Should parents be required to tell donor children of their origins? An influential British think-tank says No.

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Force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay condemned

Xavier Symons | 19 Apr 2013 |

tags: force-feeding, Guantanamo Bay, torture

The US military came under fire this week for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay.

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One in 5 elderly Americans prescribed dangerous medications

Xavier Symons | 19 Apr 2013 |

tags: elderly, medication

A study of more than 6 million American seniors has found that 21% received a prescription for at least one potentially harmful "high-risk medication”

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Liverpool Care Pathway slammed in BMJ

Xavier Symons | 6 Apr 2013 |

tags: end-of-life care, Liverpool Care Pathway

The highly controversial Liverpool Care Pathway has been slammed in the British Medical Journal. In a scathing letter, psychiatrist Eugene Breen has criticised the protocol as vague and easily abused.

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Danish sperm donor privacy controversy

Xavier Symons | 6 Apr 2013 |

tags: Denmark, donor anonymity, genetic diseases, sperm donation

The government health agency in Denmark is reconsidering its policy on the anonymity of sperm donors after failing to prevent the transmission of disease through sperm banks.

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Pennsylvania tightens abortion laws after exposure of horror clinic

Xavier Symons | 6 Apr 2013 |

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Strict new abortion clinic laws are now in effect in Pensylvania, following the 2010 exposure of Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s infamous Women’s Medical Society abortion clinic.

Australian Senate condemns organ trafficking in China

Xavier Symons | 30 Mar 2013 |

tags: Australia, China, Falun Gong, organ trafficking

Lobbying by Falun Gong, a quasi-religious movement banned in China, has scored a public relations coup in Australia.

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Suicide the leading cause of death for young Indian women

Xavier Symons | 28 Mar 2013 |

tags: India, sex-selective abortion, suicide

Is this related to sex-selective abortion?

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North Dakota bans abortion after heartbeat is detected

Xavier Symons | 28 Mar 2013 |

tags: abortion, anti-abortion legislation, North Dakota

Sure to lead to a Supreme Court challenge.

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Commission urges caution with child anthrax vaccinations

Xavier Symons | 22 Mar 2013 |

tags: anthrax, children, informed consent, vaccination

The threat of bioterrorism is terrifying thought, and the US government is set on minimizing any risk. But should they go as far as testing a potent anthrax vaccine on young children?

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Euthanasia prevention akin to torture, Canadian court hears

Xavier Symons | 22 Mar 2013 |

tags: assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia

In the most controversial Canadian bioethics case in years, a British Columbia court has heard that outlawing euthanasia is akin to torture.

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336 million abortions in China since 1971, says Chinese govt

Xavier Symons | 21 Mar 2013 |

tags: abortion, China, one-child policy

There have been over 336 million abortions in China since the since 1971, according to data released by the Chinese Health Department.

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The super-bug apocalypse

Xavier Symons | 17 Mar 2013 |

tags: antibiotics, epidemics

Antibiotic resistance is as grave a threat as terrorism or climate change, according to Britain’s Chief Medical Officer.

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Valuable new stem cells discovered in breast tissue

Xavier Symons | 17 Mar 2013 |

tags: regenerative medicine, stem cells

Rare stem cells extracted from adult breast tissue are pluripotent and can become most cell types, researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have found.

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