Same-sex couple awarded care of child in surrogacy dispute
A legal battle over the custody of a baby girl born through a disputed surrogacy arrangement has resulted in an order to remove the child from her mother and place her into the care of her father and his partner....
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Gene editing of human embryos — more ethical questions to answer
by Dr Calum MacKellar
The short article by Robin Lovell-Badge entitled 'Editing human embryos' addressing the work of Junjiu Huang and colleagues in China on gene editing in human embryos - such as the use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system - raises a number of ethical questions....
Medical intervention should not define legal parenthood
by Dr Reuven Brandt
The type of equipment used and the involvement of licensed medical professionals seem irrelevant to the moral facts that determine which individuals ought to have recognized rights and responsibilities for the children they help create...
BioNews 800 appeal - no free pen!
by Sarah Norcross
Please give generously to the BioNews 800 Appeal...