Françoise Baylis
Posts by Françoise Baylis
- Bioethics Forum Essay
Human Embryo Research Beyond 14 Days? International Perspectives
Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Nope. A Covid-19 Travel Pass isn’t Just like the Yellow Card.
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayCiting the Yellow Card as precedent for Covid-19 travel passes that exempt those with proof of vaccination from testing and quarantine mandates when crossing certain borders is an erroneous policy assumption that could prolong the pandemic and imperil global health.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates: Prospects and Problems
Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
U.S. and Canada: Being Good Neighbors in the Pandemic
Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Why Avoid the “M-Word” in Human Genome Editing?
Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Scientists Disagree About the Ethics and Governance of Human Germline Editing
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayDespite the appearance of agreement, scientists are not of the same mind about the ethics and governance of human germline editing. A careful review of public comments and published commentaries in top-tier science journals reveals marked differences in perspective. These divergences have significant...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
He Jiankui: A Sorry Tale of High-Stakes Science
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIn 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 long suspected that scientists, somewhere, would rush to claim the ‘prize’ of being first to apply CRISPR...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Are Canadian Fertility Services Breaking the Law?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIn Canada, payment for eggs, sperm, in vitro embryos, and surrogacy is prohibited under the Assisted Human Reproduction Actof 2004. Offering or advertising such payments and brokering deals for eggs, sperm, embryos, and surrogacy are also prohibited. Punishment for breaking the law includes a fine...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
The Hazards of Fast Science
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayA recent editorial in Nature lauds the U.S. government for its efforts to promote open communication between government scientists and journalists, but it condemns the Canadian government for its opposing efforts to limit what federal scientists can freely communicate to journalists. TheNaturecr...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Geron’s Discontinued Stem Cell Trial: What About the Research Participants?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayOn November 14, Geron, a pioneer in the field of human embryonic stem cell research, announced that it would discontinue its stem cell programs. This abrupt decision, which shocked the science and business communities, raises important ethical questions about clinical trials conducted by for-profit c...Read the Post
