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Some Big Public Policy Challenges in Bioethics we can expect in 2018

January 11, 2018 Written by End of Life , Medical Practice , New Technologies , Start of Life

As we look forward to the challenges that 2018 will bring I am struggling to think of a time when we have faced more major public policy challenges in bioethics in so many areas all at once. This is perhaps inevitable given the march of […]

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DNA editing – a significant advance but many questions remained unanswered

August 4, 2017 Written by New Technologies

You can see my Sky News interview on this story here. Scientists have, for the first time shown that it is possible to correct gene mutations in human embryos successfully using a gene editing tool potentially opening the door to treatment for over 10,000 single gene disorders. The […]

Biotechnology companies positioning themselves to make millions from eugenic abortions

Biotechnology companies positioning themselves to make millions from eugenic abortions

June 5, 2017 Written by New Technologies , Start of Life

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is warning that a new screening test for pregnant women, Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPT), which is due to be rolled out next year on the NHS, could lead to babies being aborted because they are the wrong gender or have […]

Exposing the dark side of egg ‘donation’: the headlines this week should be just the start

Exposing the dark side of egg ‘donation’: the headlines this week should be just the start

May 5, 2017 Written by New Technologies , Start of Life

At last! The media has finally picked up on the ethical and exploitative mess that is egg ‘donation’. I have blogged on this, included it in submissions, asked questions in conferences and, most recently, raised it when giving oral evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee […]

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My Feral Heart: finally, a positive portrayal of Down’s syndrome

March 23, 2017 Written by Humanity , New Technologies

“We’re not so different, you and me” is the theme of My Feral Heart, a poignant British independent film about a young man with Down’s syndrome. Though filmed in a grey and overcast English village and a grey and overcast and damp English countryside and […]