4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (324+ words) That hardening is already happening with the new embryo gene editing protocol. Media outlets have described it as enabling meticulous and precise gene editing in embryos. Such language implies that heritable human genome editing is – or soon will be – safe....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (169+ words) The report’s deepest concern – prompted by “the jarring experience of encountering an uncanny technology that mirrors us, imitates us, and in some ways surpasses us” – is that we humans should have “a better grasp of the answer to “‘Who are…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (203+ words) The Hastings Center for Bioethics Should We Use Science to Edit Human Life? Watch the Debate Gene editing of human embryos could prevent serious genetic disease and improve quality of life in unprecedented ways. But it also raises major ethical…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (102+ words) The Daniel Callahan Annual Program April 23, 2026, 6-7:15 pm, EST This event is the second in the Hastings series “Frontiers in the Ethics of Human Reproduction” Cathy TieCEO and Founder, Origin Genomics I. Glenn Cohen, PhDFaculty Director, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (219+ words) The Hastings Center for Bioethics A Parental Request for an Unproven Treatment for a Rare Pediatric Cancer: Sound Reasons for Not Going Off-Label Abstract: We present the case of a three-year-old in remission from ependymoma whose parents requested off-label metformin…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (215+ words) The Hastings Center for Bioethics Should More Pregnant Women Be Included in Research Studies? Doctors often prescribe medications to pregnant women without good evidence that they are safe or effective during pregnancy. This is largely because pregnant women are routinely…...