Doctor Horror
Hi there, I can bumble along in Spanish, French and German. But that means that bioethics news in other languages flies beneath the radar. Fortunately...
Is this the worst IVF scandal ever?
Brazil’s best-known and most-successful IVF doctor is on the run from police after being convicted of sexually assaulting or raping 39 female patients between 1995...
Score one for the Patriarchy!
In an ethically dubious medical specialty, “Aesthetic Vaginal Surgery” may be the most dubious of all its subspecialties. In an ethically dubious medical specialty,...
Donor anonymity disappears in British Columbia
IVF sperm and egg donors can no longer be anonymous in the Canadian province of British Colombia, a judge has ruled. It was a victory...
Researchers question research ethics regulation system
Bioethics kills people. This, obviously, is not a conventional view of bioethics. It is supposed to protect and save people. However, an article in the...
“Somebody’s gotta do it”
Doctors who participate in torture and capital punishment are unlikely to be hailed as role models for their colleagues. Doctors who participate in torture and...
Dubai rejects demands to legalise euthanasia
Emirates 24/7 reports that a doctors’ group in the United Arab Emirates has called for “euthanasia”. Emirates 24/7 reports that a doctors’ group in the...
Death still a taboo subject among Brits
Death is still a taboo subject in Britain, new research by the Dying Matters Coalition suggests. Death is still a taboo subject in Britain, new...
Top fertility doc says London IVF clinics are “cashing in” by overcharging patients
IVF pioneer Lord Robert Winston has spoken out against IVF clinics that he believes are “cashing in” by overcharging patients who are storing frozen embryos.IVF...