A perspective piece published in Cell provides an ethical framework for human embryology with embryo models. Dr Helen O’Neill, … read more
Wednesday evening’s reports of the creation of synthetic embryos using stem cells brought this area of research right to the … read more
Archie Battersbee’s life support can be withdrawn today after the UN’s request was rejected by UK’s Court of Appeal. … read more
A comment from Professor Dominic Wilkinson on today’s decision by the Court of Appeal. Prof Dominic Wilkinson, Professor of … read more
Comments from Professor Alastair Sutcliffe and Professor Dominic Wilkinson in response to news that the parents of Archie Battersbee have … read more
Two ethicists have sent over their comments on the Djokovic situation, here they are in case useful. Prof Dominic … read more
With the worst of the pandemic behind us, even as our country starts to return to normal life, challenging ethical … read more
A comment from Professor Dominic Wilkinson on the news that the High Court has ruled that parents can consent to … read more
An opinion piece published in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggests governments should consider incentivising people to get a COVID-19 … read more
A briefing note, published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, discusses the freezing of eggs for fertility purposes. A … read more
A report, published by the UK Royal Society, and the US National Academy of Science and National Academy of Medicine, … read more
Journalists heard from the co-chairs and commissioners of the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing … read more
An analysis, published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, argues that sperm donation after death, to a stranger, should be allowed … read more
He Jiankui, the Chinese researcher who last year used CRISPR techniques to alter the genome of embryos, has reportedly been … read more
Prof Kevin Smith, Abertay University, set out his views on the ethics of human genome editing in a piece published … read more
Genome editing techniques such as the CRISPR-Cas9 system raise the possibility of editing the genome of a human embryo, sperm or egg cell in order to influence the genetic characteristics of the future person. The use of genome editing in embryos for assisted reproduction in humans is currently prohibited by law, but is permitted in some research involving human embryos. read more
In a new BMJ editorial an expert argues that much of the public discussion about the Charlie Gard case has been distinctly unbalanced.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a new report, ‘Cosmetic procedures: ethical issues’, on Thursday 22 June 2017. read more
Without well-conducted medical research with children, our understanding of childhood disorders and evidence base for treatments will remain limited. The benefits of research can be seen in areas such as childhood leukemia, but overall, health research with children lags behind that with adults. In everyday practice, doctors still need to prescribe medicines that are often only tested in adults. Despite this, researchers and parents are worried about asking children to take part in research because of ethical and practical concerns. Following a two year inquiry, which has heard from hundreds of children and parents, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics is publishing its report, ‘Children and clinical research: ethical issues’. read more
Donor-conceived people born as a result of donations made after April 2005 will be able to contact their donor, if they wish, when they reach the age of 18. This report addresses if, how and when information about donor conception should be shared between donor-conceived people, parents, donors, and health professionals. read more
