Biomedical subjects
Helga Kuhse
Publications and source records attributed to Helga Kuhse.
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[T]here had been theories that homosexuality might have a genetic basis. In June this year, these theories received a somewhat firmer basis. Researchers at the United States National Cancer Institute reported new evidence which suggests that some gay men may have a genetic predisposition to homosexuality. The research team led by molecular biologist Dean Hamer tested 40 pairs of homosexual brothers and found that 33 of the pairs shared genetic markers on a particular area of the X chromosome (called Xq28), indicating a link between homosexuality and a gene in that area. If followed-up research were to confirm the findings, then, it has been claimed, this would be the first example of a behavioral trait that has been found to have a genetic basis. The study does, however, leave some central questions unanswered. Some revolve around the link between genetics and the nature of sexuality itself. The others concern the ethical and social implications of the research....
More on euthanasia: a response to Pauer-Studer.
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Quality of life and the death of "Baby M": a report from Australia.
... While it is no secret that Victorian doctors, like their American counterparts, are frequently making decisions that result in a severely disabled infant's death, they are making these decisions without public guidance, against the backdrop of laws and traditional ethical precepts which uphold in spirit (although, as we shall see, not always in practice) the traditional "sanctity of life" view. It will come as no surprise, therefore, that doctors and parents will occasionally find themselves in a situation where zealous defenders of an infant's "right to life" will turn to the law in an attempt to prevent what they see as immoral and unlawful decisions. This was the case recently in Melbourne, where a severely disabled infant was born on July 14, 1989 and died twelve days later, on July 26.
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A report from Australia: when a human life has not yet begun--according to the law.
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Active and passive euthanasia--ten years into the debate.
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The future of Baby Doe.
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A modern myth--that letting die is not the intentional causation of death: some reflections on the trial and acquittal of Dr. Leonard Arthur.
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The alleged peril of active voluntary euthanasia: a reply to Alexander Morgan Capron.
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