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Spanish TV Star Welcomes Surrogate Baby Conceived with Late Son's Frozen Sperm.

Spanish TV actress Ana Obregon revealed that her newly adopted daughter was conceived using her late son's frozen sperm and is, in fact, her granddaughter. The baby was born to a surrogate mother in Miami, sparking a debate over the bioethics of surrogacy and children's right to privacy in Spain, where all forms of surrogacy are illegal. Obregon's son died of cancer in 2020, and she adopted the child through surrogacy, which is illegal in Spain. The adoption has sparked criticism from government ministers, who called it a form of violence against women.

3 years ago•Source: NBC News

The Last of Us Finale: Ambiguous Violence and Bioethical Analysis.

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7.565 min•3 years ago

The Last of Us Finale: Ambiguous Violence and Bioethical Analysis.

The season finale of HBO’s The Last of Us has raised a bioethics question: Is it ethical to kill one person for the well-being of many others? Arthur Caplan, head of the division of medical ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, discusses the role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) in decision-making during an apocalypse, the importance of sound scientific protocol, and the moral implications of sacrificing one life to save many. He also reflects on the performance of institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic and their ability to handle future scenarios, from pandemic to apocalyptic.

via Vox.com

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