By Dr. Johnny Sakr Everyone agrees that stem cell–derived embryo models are not embryos. The harder question is whether that biological distinction is doing more ethical work than it can plausibly bear. In my recent response in the Journal of Medical Ethics, I argue that much of the disagreement about embryo models turns on a […]
Category: Embryos
Polygenic testing for IVF embryo selection in Singapore: Proceed with caution
By Alexis Heng Boon Chin, Lee Wei Lim, and Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin Singapore, like most affluent East Asian countries, has seen a drastic decline in total fertility rates (TFR) in recent years. In 2022 and 2023, the TFR hit new lows of 1.04 and 0.97 children per woman, respectively. This has dire implications for […]
Synthetic human embryo models: A new frontier in science with ethical implications
By Ricardo Diaz Milian. The world has recently seen a significant breakthrough, as researchers announced the creation of the first synthetic human embryos derived from stem cells without using sperm or eggs. The details are lacking since the work has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. However, this development clearly raises both interesting […]