Blackstone on suicide
Hi there, Of the study of the law I confess that I have lived many years in happy ignorance. However, the other day I happened...
Jehovah Witness who refused transfusion allowed to die in UK
Two cases involving Jehovah Witnesses who refused blood transfusions are in the news: a 22-year-old with sickle cell anaemia who died in the UK and...
Finger-lickin’ good is not a good enough reason
More chicken are killed by humans than any other land animal. This is morally wrong, argues an Australian bioethicist More chicken are killed by humans...
Serial killer dies in Irish jail after three years in a coma
A notorious serial killer and rapist died in an Irish jail last month at the age of 69 after spending more than three years in...
Canadian man wants sperm deal with lesbian couple voided
A Canadian man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple has said he signed a deal with them "under duress" is now demanding the courts...
Euthanasia campaigner fights for job while attending right-to die congress in Zurich
Euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke, founder of Exit International, fears he will lose his medical licence over his involvement in the death of an Australian...
Man donates kidney, gets no insurance
Radburn Royer, of Minnesota, donated his kidney to his daughter Erika after her lupus caused kidney failure. Now 31, Erika is fine, but her physically...
Canada edges closer to legalising assisted suicide
The issue of euthanasia in Canada is no longer simmering on a back burner. After the Supreme Court of British Columbia found that Criminal Code...