Force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay
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Doctors support detainees’ protest over force-feeding at Guantanamo
Doctors ask President to give detainees independent doctors Scores of doctors have signed an open letter in The Lancet to President Obama asking him to...
IVF grows in Asia with government subsidies
As IVF markets mature in Western nations, private companies are scrambling to expand into a growing Asian market As IVF markets mature in Western nations,...
A new voice in bioethical debates
Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University is launching an open-source journal dealing with the application of philosophy to public policyOxford Uehiro Centre...
Quebec euthanasia bill tabled
The Quebec government has tabled euthanasia legislation after nearly five years of debate. The Quebec government has tabled euthanasia legislation after nearly five years of...
Assisted suicide prescriptions up 17% in Washington state
At least 83 people died last year in Washington state after taking a dose of lethal but legally-prescribed drugs At least 83 people died last...
Surrogacy children face more developmental difficulties
Surrogacy children showed higher levels of adjustment problems than children conceived by gamete donation at age 7 “Fears about the impact of surrogacy on the...
Facebook likes organ donors
US researchers have published a paper documenting the merits of Facebook in promoting organ donation. US researchers have published a paper documenting the merits of...
Costa Rican organ trafficking exposed
Is Costa Rica a hub for organ trafficking? Costa Rican police have arrested a doctor for organ trafficking. Dr Francisco Jose Mora, a prominent nephrologist,...