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By Wesley J. Smith We live in a hedonistic age in which pleasures — including of the most intense kind — are readily available. Yet, despite the supposed good times, we are increasingly anxious and depressed, to the point that addiction and suicide are considered...
By Michael Cook Bioethicist Carl Elliott seems to relish stirring up fellow bioethicists and the medical profession. In his latest book, The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No, he examines the role of whistleblowers in...
If one were to ask whether scientists should be allowed to tinker with the human genome, most people would probably say no, absolutely not.
By Michael Cook Is pregnancy a disease? With some bioethicists arguing that the continuance of the human species is not worth the candle or that the foetus is an invasive foreign body, it’s inevitable that someone would argue that gestating new humans is a disease. In...
By Michael Cook During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people died alone, without the comfort of having their loved ones at their bedside. Policies varied from institution to institution and from state to state in the US, but many hospitals implemented...
By Michael Cook One of the puzzling features of bioethics debates is how quickly the public changes its mind about controversial issues. This is particularly evident in discussions about heritable human genome editing (HHGE) and Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy...
By Michael Cook After three innocent children were gunned down in three months in the American state of New Mexico, the Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, announced a 30-day suspension of the right to carry firearms. “When New Mexicans are afraid to be in...
The teenager's wish to continue treatment 'is being seen as a reason to deny her dignity as a mentally capable adult. This is a lethal form of paternalism,' says bioethicist Professor David Albert Jones, director of The Anscombe Bioethics Centre. By Frank Wright...
By Michael Cook One of the puzzling features of bioethics debates is how quickly the public changes its mind about controversial issues. This is particularly evident in discussions about heritable human genome editing (HHGE) and Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy...
By David Prentice, PhD Editor’s note. This appeared in the journal of the Christian Medical & Dental Association and is reposted with permission. What defines our humanity and what it means to be a human being? Put another way, who counts? Every human life has...