Do the demented have a duty to die?
Architect of IVF laws speaks out. One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers and the architect of its fertility laws has suggested that people with dementia...
Spain moves toward legalised assisted suicide
Stem cell researcher become health minister favours changeLegalised assisted suicide is on the horizon, says Spain’s health minister, Dr Bernat Soria. In an interview with...
Indigenous infanticide sparks controversy in Brazil
Cultural relativism clashes with human rights "The right to life is universal and does not depend on ethnic background." This seems hardly controversial in today's...
Why don’t we care about embryos which perish naturally every year?
Oxford academic calls pro-life position absurdA common criticism of the sanctity-of-life of human embryos is that so many of them perish spontaneously, especially before implantation,...
Neuroscience cracks the morality code
Harvard experts show Newsweek readers that morality is all in your headEvolutionary morality seems to be getting traction in the media. A recent issue of...
Virginity surgery not justified medically
Not enough evidence of safety or psychosocial benefitOne of the more bizarre products of the cosmetic surgery industry is cosmetic genital procedures for women, including...