The subject of female genital mutilation (previous post) has grim parallels with a subject that is now, hopefully, in the past: that is, the forced castration of male African slaves, as routinely practiced by Arab slave traders. Eunuchs were less troublesome than fully intact males, and could be trusted to look after the extensive harems…

Jo Bartosch on those academics in the Journal of Medical Ethics: Academics from some of Britain’s most prestigious institutions have crossed a moral boundary that would make even the edgelords lurking in the darkest recesses of the internet blanch. A group of 25 scholars, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, the University of Bristol,…

Melanie Phillips in the Times: So the West’s embrace of the Palestinian cause means the guardrails against antisemitism have been dismantled. Posing as the championing of an oppressed people, Palestinianism has made such discourse respectable in western society. Well-meaning people have no idea that this is what they are supporting. And they don’t realise that…

The fight for Hampstead women’s pond takes a new turn: Allowing males who identify as female to swim in a women-only pool and undress in front of biological women is unlawful, a campaign group suing a local authority has claimed. Sex Matters, a charity that campaigns for single-sex rights, will argue that the City of…

“You have to stand with Israel because in Israel we have exactly the same values as in Australia. We value life. Those people value death. “If you harbour the people who value death. The death will come to Australia. In fact, I’m really sorry, the death came to Australia. “This is a Nova Festival massacre…

There’s been understandable concern about medical ethics after the Pathways puberty blocker trial was passed as meeting “rigorous scientific and ethics standards”. Giving powerful chemical castration drugs to vulnerable young children, ethical? But then you look at the stuff that gets published in the Journal of Medical Ethics…. Article here. The abstract. Traditional female genital practices,…