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The article discusses the personal and public responsibilities of ethics and of ethicists in speaking, writing and commenting publicly about issues of ethical, political and social significance. Topics include freedom of speech and of expression, the contribution of the Internet, or cloud, the limitations on these freedoms imposed by the cloud, and the moral equivalence of speech and action.

Refutes Anne Maclean's mis-statements in her book `The Elimination of morality,' concerning the claims and methodology of consequentialist bioethics. Role of personhood; Existence of some things which are beyond the reach of bioethics because they are beyond reason and rationality; Ability of bioethics to deliver a verdict on moral issues.

The author comments on the place of moral enhancement in the field of bioethics. It is stated that, although the concept of moral enhancement which calls for making people better by improving their health, and other desirable qualities has attracted attention, it is practically difficult to implement it. However, as stated, researches have shown that promoting prosocial behaviour, which includes aversion to causing direct harm to others, helps in achieving moral enhancement.

Proposes the creation of a human organ market from living donors. Suggestion to safeguard organ market against exploitation; Ethical and regulatory concerns on buying and selling organs; Statistics on organ donors and transplantation; Risk of live donation.

An introduction is presented in which the editors discuss streamlined publication, transparency in organizations, and bioethics.

Presents a reply to the commentary about the proposed market in donor organ. Ethical issue in organ sale; Goal of the proposal.