Bioethics Forum EssayHe Jiankui: A Sorry Tale of High-Stakes ScienceIn response to news of the world’s first babies born in China from gene-edited embryos, Sam Sternberg, a CRISPR/Cas9 researcher at Columbia University, spoke for many when he said “I’ve...Read He Jiankui: A Sorry Tale of High-Stakes ScienceBioethics Forum EssayHe Jiankui’s Genetic Misadventure: Why Him? Why China?The birth of gene-edited twin girls was announced by a young Chinese scientist He Jiankui through one of four self-made promotional videos in English on YouTube (a website officially banned...Read He Jiankui’s Genetic Misadventure: Why Him? Why China?Bioethics Forum EssayShould We Edit the Human Germline? Is Consensus Possible or Even Desirable?I started writing this on my way back to New York from the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in Hong Kong November 27 to 29, where the...Read Should We Edit the Human Germline? Is Consensus Possible or Even Desirable?Bioethics Forum EssayWrongful Death Suits for Frozen Embryos: A Bad IdeaLast March, 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos were lost at University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland when the temperature in cryogenic tanks spiked due to human error. Officials at University...Read Wrongful Death Suits for Frozen Embryos: A Bad IdeaBioethics Forum EssayLena Dunham’s Lesson for DoctorsIn a recent essay in Vogue the actress, writer, and director Lena Dunham described her decision to have a hysterectomy at age 31 after a decade of unsuccessful attempts to...Read Lena Dunham’s Lesson for DoctorsBioethics Forum EssayReproductive Freedom: The More Things Change . . .An opinion piece in the New York Times, “Doctors Fail Women Who Don’t Want Children,” serves as a striking reminder that the more things seem to change, the more they...Read Reproductive Freedom: The More Things Change . . .Bioethics Forum EssayBreastfeeding and Transgender WomenA transgender woman has successfully breastfed a baby. This case has been hailed as a “breakthrough” for transgender families. I will argue that being transgender is only peripherally relevant, and...Read Breastfeeding and Transgender WomenBioethics Forum EssayVive la Bioéthique? France’s Bioethics InitiativeLittle noticed in the United States but a big deal in France, President Emmanuel Macron announced in January that he is creating a bioethics commission to review the country’s policies...Read Vive la Bioéthique? France’s Bioethics InitiativeBioethics Forum EssayIs Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Testing Eugenic?Before noninvasive prenatal screening becomes a routine part of gestational care, society needs to have difficult conversations about the ethical implications and establish a paradigm for truly informed consent in...Read Is Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Testing Eugenic?Bioethics Forum EssayCancer and Fertility: Learning from SurvivorsAs modern medicine improves survival odds, many young cancer patients are living long lives that bear the markings of the disease and its treatment. The side effects of chemotherapy, radiation,...Read Cancer and Fertility: Learning from Survivors