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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two US legislatures favour radical abortion restrictions

Xavier Symons | 16 Mar 2013 |

tags: abortion, Arkansas, fetal heartbeat, North Dakota
More battles on the abortion front in the US in North Dakota and Arkansas.

Suicide deaths rise in Australia after promotion of illegal drugs

Xavier Symons | 16 Mar 2013 |

tags: assisted suicide, Australia, Philip Nitschke
More and more Australians are importing the illegal lethal drug pentobarbitone from overseas as a way of committing suicide.

The gamete market comes Down Under

Xavier Symons | 16 Mar 2013 |

tags: Australia, egg donation, IVF
An Australian fertility clinic, Monash IVF, has taken the radical step of importing eggs from the US, at a cost of A$19,000 per package.

Birth defects more likely in IVF children

Xavier Symons | 8 Mar 2013 |

tags: birth defects, IVF
Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are far more likely to have birth defects, according to an article in Human Reproduction Update.

Surrogate refuses $10,000 to abort child

Xavier Symons | 7 Mar 2013 |

tags: commercialization, surrogacy
A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000 to abort their baby because it had major defects.

Horror in a mass sterilization camp in India

Xavier Symons | 3 Mar 2013 |

tags: India, population control, sterilization
Earlier this month four doctors in a West Bengal public hospital performed up to 106 sterilization operations in a single day, with hospital staff dumping patients in a nearby field to recover.

IVF is not a cause of cancer, study says

Xavier Symons | 3 Mar 2013 |

tags: health risks, IVF
A new study has found that IVF does not increase a women’s likelihood of developing breast or endometrial cancer.

UK opens inquiry into abortion of disabled children

Xavier Symons | 22 Feb 2013 |

tags: abortion, disability, UK
The UK parliament has begun a controversial new inquiry into abortion on the grounds of disability.

UK Down syndrome woman protected from sterilization

Xavier Symons | 22 Feb 2013 |

tags: down syndrome, forced sterilization, sterilization, uk
There is a growing push for greater rights for Down syndrome people – in particular that they be fully protected from forced sterilisation. A landmark ruling by a UK court may have brought this goal one step closer.

Some Quebec doctors resisting drive for euthanasia

Xavier Symons | 22 Feb 2013 |

tags: euthanasia, Quebec
Some Quebec doctors are beginning to fight back against a drive for legalised euthanasia.

Canadian doctors divided over euthanasia

Xavier Symons | 13 Feb 2013 |

tags: assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia
In many Western nations most people support the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, according to opinion polls. But doctors - who must be involved - may feel differently.

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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. 336 million abortions in China since 1971, says Chinese govt

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

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. The super-bug apocalypse

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

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. Valuable new stem cells discovered in breast tissue

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

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. Two US legislatures favour radical abortion restrictions

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.

Xavier Symons | 16 Mar 2013 |

tags: abortion, Arkansas, fetal heartbeat, North Dakota More battles on the abortion front in the US in North Dakota and Arkansas. Suicide deaths rise in Australia after promotion of illegal drugs

More battles on the abortion front in the US in North Dakota and Arkansas.

Xavier Symons | 16 Mar 2013 |

tags: assisted suicide, Australia, Philip Nitschke More and more Australians are importing the illegal lethal drug pentobarbitone from overseas as a way of committing suicide. The gamete market comes Down Under

More and more Australians are importing the illegal lethal drug pentobarbitone from overseas as a way of committing suicide.

Xavier Symons | 16 Mar 2013 |

tags: Australia, egg donation, IVF An Australian fertility clinic, Monash IVF, has taken the radical step of importing eggs from the US, at a cost of A$19,000 per package. Birth defects more likely in IVF children

An Australian fertility clinic, Monash IVF, has taken the radical step of importing eggs from the US, at a cost of A$19,000 per package.

Xavier Symons | 8 Mar 2013 |

tags: birth defects, IVF Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are far more likely to have birth defects, according to an article in Human Reproduction Update. Surrogate refuses $10,000 to abort child

Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are far more likely to have birth defects, according to an article in Human Reproduction Update.

Xavier Symons | 7 Mar 2013 |

tags: commercialization, surrogacy A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000 to abort their baby because it had major defects. Horror in a mass sterilization camp in India

A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000 to abort their baby because it had major defects.

Xavier Symons | 3 Mar 2013 |

tags: India, population control, sterilization Earlier this month four doctors in a West Bengal public hospital performed up to 106 sterilization operations in a single day, with hospital staff dumping patients in a nearby field to recover. IVF is not a cause of cancer, study says

Earlier this month four doctors in a West Bengal public hospital performed up to 106 sterilization operations in a single day, with hospital staff dumping patients in a nearby field to recover.

Xavier Symons | 3 Mar 2013 |

tags: health risks, IVF A new study has found that IVF does not increase a women’s likelihood of developing breast or endometrial cancer. UK opens inquiry into abortion of disabled children

A new study has found that IVF does not increase a women’s likelihood of developing breast or endometrial cancer.

Xavier Symons | 22 Feb 2013 |

tags: abortion, disability, UK The UK parliament has begun a controversial new inquiry into abortion on the grounds of disability. UK Down syndrome woman protected from sterilization

The UK parliament has begun a controversial new inquiry into abortion on the grounds of disability.

Xavier Symons | 22 Feb 2013 |

There is a growing push for greater rights for Down syndrome people – in particular that they be fully protected from forced sterilisation. A landmark ruling by a UK court may have brought this goal one step closer.

Xavier Symons | 22 Feb 2013 |

tags: euthanasia, Quebec Some Quebec doctors are beginning to fight back against a drive for legalised euthanasia. Canadian doctors divided over euthanasia

Some Quebec doctors are beginning to fight back against a drive for legalised euthanasia.

Xavier Symons | 13 Feb 2013 |

tags: assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia In many Western nations most people support the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, according to opinion polls. But doctors - who must be involved - may feel differently. Page 58 of 59 pages ‹ First < 56 57 58 59 >

In many Western nations most people support the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, according to opinion polls. But doctors - who must be involved - may feel differently.

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.

336 million abortions in China since 1971, says Chinese govt

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.

The super-bug apocalypse

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

Valuable new stem cells discovered in breast tissue

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.

Two US legislatures favour radical abortion restrictions

tags: abortion, Arkansas, fetal heartbeat, North Dakota
More battles on the abortion front in the US in North Dakota and Arkansas.

Suicide deaths rise in Australia after promotion of illegal drugs

tags: assisted suicide, Australia, Philip Nitschke
More and more Australians are importing the illegal lethal drug pentobarbitone from overseas as a way of committing suicide.

The gamete market comes Down Under

tags: Australia, egg donation, IVF
An Australian fertility clinic, Monash IVF, has taken the radical step of importing eggs from the US, at a cost of A$19,000 per package.

Birth defects more likely in IVF children

tags: birth defects, IVF
Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are far more likely to have birth defects, according to an article in Human Reproduction Update.

Surrogate refuses $10,000 to abort child

tags: commercialization, surrogacy
A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000 to abort their baby because it had major defects.

Horror in a mass sterilization camp in India

tags: India, population control, sterilization
Earlier this month four doctors in a West Bengal public hospital performed up to 106 sterilization operations in a single day, with hospital staff dumping patients in a nearby field to recover.

IVF is not a cause of cancer, study says

tags: health risks, IVF
A new study has found that IVF does not increase a women’s likelihood of developing breast or endometrial cancer.

UK opens inquiry into abortion of disabled children

tags: abortion, disability, UK
The UK parliament has begun a controversial new inquiry into abortion on the grounds of disability.

UK Down syndrome woman protected from sterilization

tags: euthanasia, Quebec
Some Quebec doctors are beginning to fight back against a drive for legalised euthanasia.

Canadian doctors divided over euthanasia

tags: assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia
In many Western nations most people support the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, according to opinion polls. But doctors - who must be involved - may feel differently.

Page 58 of 59 pages ‹ First < 56 57 58 59 >