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Bioethics
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Pioneer of IVF Technique Receives Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobelprize.org press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010: Robert G. Edwards: Robert Edwards is awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for the development of human in vitro fertilization…
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Federal Appeals Court Rules that Stem Cell Funding Can Continue Pending Lawsuit Outcome
Wash. Post: Court lets stem cell funding continue, by Rob Stein: A federal appeals courts Tuesday ruled that the federal government can continue funding human embryonic stem cell research pending…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Call for International Standards to Address Ethical Issues with “Fertility Tourism”
Reuters: Unequal access drives fertility tourism, experts say, by Kate Kelland: Patients who cross borders in search of cheaper, more available fertility treatment can now choose from more than 100…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Public Comments Requested on Synthetic Biology Policy Issues
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is requesting public comments on the emerging science of synthetic biology, including its potential applications and risks, as well as appropriate…
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Michael Kinsley on the Moral Inconsistency of Stem Cell Research Opponents
AtlanticWire: The Moral Inconsistency of Stem Cell Opponents, by Michael Kinsley:OK, let’s go through this one more time. Half of all pregnancies end in miscarriages, usually in the first couple…
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In Memoriam: Mary Anne Warren
Via Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog:In Memorian: Mary Anne Warren (1946-2010)A feminist philosopher, Professor Warren taught for many years at San Francisco State University, and was especially well-known for widely…
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Brigham Fordham on Genetic Interventions in Favor of Disability
Brigham A. Fordham (Phoenix School of Law) has posted Disability and Designer Babies: Rethinking the Debate Over Genetic Interventions in Favor of Disability on SSRN. Here is the abstract: If deaf…
Family Law Prof Blog
Dillard: “Procreation, Harm, and the Constitution”
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Carter Dillard (Loyola University New Orleans) has posted Procreation, Harm, and the Constitution,105 Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy 5 (2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:This Essay provides relativelynovel answers…
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Daniel Sperling on Reproductive Law and Policy in Israel
Daniel Sperling (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) has posted Commanding the ‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’ Directive: Reproductive Ethics, Law and Policy in Israel on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Peter Singer on the Moral Calculus Underlying Procreation
NY Times Opinionator: Should This Be the Last Generation?, by Peter Singer:Have you ever thought about whether to have a child? If so, what factors entered into your decision? Was it…