Autonomy or poverty?
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Myanmar imposing population control on Muslim minority
It is hard to imagine a more inhumane policy than China’s one-child policy. But there is one: the two-child policy imposed on Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims....
Expert makes impassioned call to address the Western suicide epidemic
America's foremost expert in the psychology of suicide this week offered an alarming account of what he calls "the suicide epidemic" in Western nations. America's...
Switzerland: a suicide magnet
To describe Switzerland as a Mecca for suicide tourism is hyperbole, but suicide facilities would draw as many people as yodelling and cowbells. To describe...
Switzerland’s “peculiar institution”
What is the position of the law on assisted suicide in Switzerland? What is the position of the law on assisted suicide in Switzerland? Journalists...
Stigmatizing obesity will harm, bioethicists claim
Daniel Callahan has again been criticized for his view that obesity should be stigmatized.Daniel Callahan has again been chastised for his view that obesity should...
Ethicists no more moral than other professionals, says new study
Ethicists like to think of themselves as morally good people. But a recent article in the journal Metaphilosophy questions this. Ethicists like to think of...
Are medical students ethically illiterate?
A recent study has indicated that medical students are not retaining the ethical terms taught to them in ethics classes. A recent study has indicated...
Moral disgust: Is there wisdom in repugnance?
The 'yuk' factor can sometimes play a decisive role in our moral assessments. But how reliable a guide are our visceral reactions of disgust? The...
Are Dutch doctors losing their nerve over euthanasia?
Politicians in the Netherlands are pushing the organisation which represents Dutch doctors to overcome its misgivings over euthanasia for patients with dementia. Politicians in the...