Spain’s stolen generation
My hunch is that the lead story of this week’s newsletter sheds light on some of the most contested issues in today’s bioethics, reproductive technology’s...
Spain’s stolen generation
A painful chapter of Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War – the removal of children from mothers who were political opponents to be adopted out or even...
Swiss back off restrictions on assisted suicide
Despite controversy at home and abroad over its law on assisted suicide, the Swiss government has decided not to modify it. Instead, it plans to...
German docs keep ban on assisted suicide
After a heated debate German doctors have voted to maintain a ban on doctors assisting patients who wish to commit suicide. The vote was convincing:...
The bioethics of Botox
The results of recent study in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science should make bioethicists consider the ethical dimension of Botox injections. Botox, which...
British doctors back presumed consent
Support for the legalisation of presumed consent for organ donation will remain the official policy of the British Medical Association. A lively debate at the...