Preparing for the ageing tsunami
Hi there, I wonder if we are really prepared for the immense ethical challenges of an ageing population. The number of people over 60 in...
Suicide hero Kevorkian dies at 83
At the age of 83, after helping at least 130 people to commit suicide, medical pathologist Jack Kevorkian, has passed away in a hospital bed...
Abuse in UK hospitals sparks outrage
Britons must be wondering whether their country is really prepared to care for its elderly as its population begins to age rapidly. Two scandals have...
Licence revoked of doctor who treated “OctoMom”
The IVF doctor who treated OctoMom, the California woman who gave birth to live octuplets in January 2009, has been deregistered. The IVF doctor who...
Chinese teenager sells kidney to buy iPad 2
It sounds like an commercial made by The Onion to sell Apple's iPad 2: “"I wanted to buy an iPad 2, but I didn't have...
Bioethics for your smart phone
If you are a fan of Philosophy Bites, the addictive podcast site featuring intelligent 15-minute interviews with professional philosophers about their work, you should like...
Costa Rica given another extension on IVF
By Central American standards, Costa Rica is a paragon of human rights. The US State Department’s human rights report for 2010 declared that there was...
Committee investigates ethical violations in HPV vaccine trials
An expert committee set up to investigate the conduct of trials of human papillomavirus (HPV) in India has reported far-reaching ethical violations.An expert committee set...
Woman had 2 children after secretly taking ex-husband’s frozen sperm
A father was forced to pay his ex-wife £100,000 so that she can raise two children she conceived via IVF without his consent after secretly...