Causes of transsexualism. Is there a transsexuality gene?
"[...] there is no specific gene for transsexuality, but there [...]
![Surrogacy is prohibited in almost all Western countries, but the industry of surrogacy continues to grow. Recently, for example, New York State (US) legislation announced its support for commercial contracts between the surrogate mother and the intended parents, who may or may not be the child’s biological parents. Institutions defending women’s and children’s rights are strongly opposed to this practice. Indeed it is the first time that an assisted reproduction technology (ART) procedure has been regulated by a commercial contract. We have published several articles on this subject, which our readers can read HERE. Last March, an issue of the European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Volume 258 – Pages 1-8) published a review article entitled Bioethical issues and legal frameworks of surrogacy: A global perspective about the right to health and dignity. The main question is if surrogacy is prohibited in so many Western countries, how do we explain the rapid increase in the number of surrogate children in these same countries? In this respect, our Observatory published two articles showing the medical, ethical, and social difficulties of surrogacy (read HERE). We have also published a scientific paper in The Linacre Quarterly, entitled Gestational Surrogacy: Current View. Read related article HERE The authors of the aforementioned review propose a solution: “The lack of regulation on cross-border surrogacy in low-income countries can undermine the dignity and rights of women as even modest economic compensation determines a significant purchasing power. The international effort should be aimed at creating an international regulatory framework from which guidelines useful to national governments derive. An international agreement would provide a solid legal basis for the protection of surrogate women. In order to limit the economic interests linked to procreative tourism, so as to truly protect global health and women’s rights, legislative uniformity is, therefore, necessary between the various states [our emphasis]”. From our perspective, the authors proposed solution of creating “guidelines useful to national governments” would legalize a practice that has objective ethical problems, namely the objectification of the mother and child and the well-know](https://bioethicsobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/surrogate-mother-uk-media-3-e1519726385411.jpg)
Gestational surrogacy global development, who benefits, who harms? Bioethics considerations
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Political trends in scientific journals. The New England Journal case
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The sperm shortage prompts fertility clinics to expand their search to unimaginable extremes. Sperm donation after death is debated in Britain GalleryThe sperm shortage prompts fertility clinics to expand their search to unimaginable extremes. Sperm donation after death is debated in Britain
Assisted reproduction and IVF, Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, NEWS and VIEWS, Organ donation, Organ Transplant
The sperm shortage prompts fertility clinics to expand their search to unimaginable extremes. Sperm donation after death is debated in Britain
A new approach to alleviating the shortage of sperm donors [...]
U.S. physicians have one of the highest rates of suicide of any profession
For the third annual observance of National Physician Suicide Awareness [...]
Mind and machine. The ethics of brain-computer technologies
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No medical consensus on the moment of the death of a person. Issue that affects public trust
Determining the moment of death remains of singular importance for [...]
Frauds at the highest level of scientific research
Our Observatory has been reporting different frauds in scientific research [...]
