Is cosmetic surgery “ethically corrupt”?
At BioEdge, along with end-of-life issues, beginning of life issues, conscientious objection, organ transplants, the challenge of technology, we also try to cover cosmetic surgery....
British doctors endorse radical solutions to organ shortage
Some of the most controversial methods of obtaining organs have been endorsed by the British Medical Association in a report released this week. “Building on...
Sarkozy draws line in sand over euthanasia
The two candidates in France’s presidential election are using euthanasia as one of the defining differences in the campaign. In a wide-ranging interview in Le...
Surrogacy is “reproductive prostitution”, says Dutch expert
Once again Dutch legislators are organising a legal work-around for a procedure which is clearly illegal in the Netherlands. This time the issue is commercial...
Is cosmetic surgery “ethically corrupt”?
The flames of bioethical controversy crackle loudest in the media when stem cells or euthanasia or abortion are tossed onto the flames. But tempers can...
American bioethics shaken by dispute over conflict of interest
The latest conflict between bioethical purists and bioethical pragmatists concerns the former editor of the American Journal of Bioethics, Glenn McGee. Dr McGee founded and...
Queensland man jailed over assisted suicide
A Queensland man has become the first to be sentenced to a full-time jail term for assisting a suicide. Merin Nielson, 50, received a six-month...