Bioethics for Halloween: should zombies be euthanased?
Hi there, You may have read that an Italian court has found six Italian scientists and an ex-government official guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them...
UK govt agrees to investigate “death pathway”
Pressure from the British media has forced an investigation into the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway Pressure from the British media has forced an investigation into...
Telling the truth in Saudi Arabia
A case history from King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, about telling the truth. Should doctors always tell the truth? An...
Surrogacy and polygamy: a volatile mix
A bitter custody dispute in Pakistan.Every culture, it seems, has distinctive permutations of the conundrums of surrogate motherhood. A dispute from Pakistan illustrates the thorny...
International market in frozen eggs now a possibility
Egg freezing is no longer regarded as an experimental procedure, says the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Egg freezing is no longer regarded as an...
US nurses strongly oppose assisted suicide
The American Nurses Association is reaffirming its strong opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Despite campaigns in several states for the legalisation of assisted suicide...