Pregnant woman’s death pours fuel on Ireland’s fiery abortion debate
Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old pregnant woman died of septicaemia Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old...
Unlocking the vegetative state
A world first -- communicating with a patient in a permanent vegetative state. In a world first, Canadian man who doctors believed was in a...
American suicide networks for the elderly exposed in US TV doco
The “surprisingly coordinated underground world of assisted suicide” The PBS television network screened a documentary on the “surprisingly coordinated underground world of assisted suicide” in...
The smokers’ end game
Tobacco use is a major public health issue. Tobacco use is a major public health issue. It is said to kill half of its users...
Another Hollywood bioethics lesson
The bioethics angle in Cloud Atlas. “Surely this is one of the most ambitious films ever made,” says critic Roger Ebert. And A.O. Scott, of...