US

Are crisis pregnancy centres unethical?

Xavier Symons | 14 April 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, free speech, pregnancy counselling, us

A recent article in the AMA Journal of Ethics says "yes".

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Debate intensifies over Down syndrome abortions

Xavier Symons | 07 April 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, disability, down syndrome, law, us

Political commentators have clashed in the US over down syndrome abortions.

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The puppy has two faces: Streisand on cloning dogs

Xavier Symons | 04 March 2018 | Comments

tags: cloning, pets, us

Sad about losing your beloved poodle? Why not clone them?

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Biohacking: the future of the biosciences?

Xavier Symons | 24 February 2018 | Comments

tags: biohacking, fda, genetic engineering, us

DIY biology has morphed into a subversive social movement.

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Potential organ donors fear inadequate treatment

Xavier Symons | 24 February 2018 | Comments

tags: organ donation, organ transplantation, us

Why are people reluctant to sign-up as organ donors?

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Former NFL players turn to stem-cell therapies for help

Xavier Symons | 17 February 2018 | Comments

tags: fda, football concussion, stem cell therapies, stem cell tourism, us

Several former members of the Dallas Cowboys have received stem-cell therapy in Mexico.

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ACLU challenges Ohio’s down syndrome abortion law

Xavier Symons | 17 February 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, aclu, down syndrome, law, us

The ACLU has launched a legal challenge against Ohio’s new down syndrome abortion law.

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Disability rights activists decry Delaware assisted suicide bill

Xavier Symons | 10 February 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, assisted suicide safeguards, disability, law, us

The bill would allow assisted suicide for patients with intellectual disabilities.

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Trump administration moves to defend conscience rights

Xavier Symons | 20 January 2018 | Comments

tags: conscience, conscientious objection, health and human services, trump, us

HHS has announced a new division that will protect COs.

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Science and the abortion debate

Xavier Symons | 20 January 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, law, neonatal care, science, us

Has science been a boon to the pro-life movement?

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Michigan mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate child

Xavier Symons | 14 October 2017 | Comments

tags: anti-vaxxer, conscientious objection, immunisation, law, us, vaccination

A 40-year-old Michigan anti-vaxxer has been sentenced to seven days jail.

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Wesley Smith on “justice for Jahi”

Xavier Symons | 16 September 2017 | Comments

tags: brain death, law, us, withdrawal of life support

Bioethicist Wesley Smith has weighed into the debate over Jahi McMath.

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

Xavier Symons | 10 June 2017 | Comments

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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Conscience wars intensify in the US

Xavier Symons | 13 May 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, conscientious objection, contraception, ezekiel emanuel, us

A new article on conscientious objection in the New England Journal of Medicine has sparked outcry among conservative bioethicists.

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Two doctors charged with FGM in US-first

Xavier Symons | 06 May 2017 | Comments

tags: female genital mutilation, islam, law, us

Two Detroit-based Muslim doctors have been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation.

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National Academies respond to conflict of interest claims

Xavier Symons | 06 May 2017 | Comments

tags: conflict of interest, us

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are strengthening their conflict of interest policy.

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FDA green-lights more 23andMe genetic tests

Xavier Symons | 07 April 2017 | Comments

tags: 23andme, genetic testing, law, us

A new set of 23andMe genetic tests have been authorised by the FDA.

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Assisted suicide goes down in Hawaii

Xavier Symons | 01 April 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, assisted suicide, hawaii, us

Hawaii’s House of Representatives have “deferred” a medical aid in dying bill.

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Surrogate ‘slave’ scandal in US

Xavier Symons | 01 April 2017 | Comments

tags: human trafficking, insemination, surrogacy, us

A 47-year old Florida woman has been jailed after holding a Mexican surrogate “captive”.

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Texans debate ‘therapeutic privilege’ for ob-gyn doctors

Xavier Symons | 25 March 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, law, texas, us, wrongful birth

A controversial bill restricting ‘wrongful birth’ claims has passed the Texas Senate.

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