Euthanasia as a finance policy
Australia goes to the polls in two weeks time. Election night is always one of the highlights of the year for me, but this time...
Deep inside, some “vegetative state” patients are aware
Canadian neuroscientists have detected conscious activity in a patient who has been in a “vegetative state” for 12 years Lorina Naci has brain waves ...
Bradley Manning transitions from whistleblowing traitor to transgender heroine
Private Bradley Manning, the imprisoned Wikileaker, wants to become a woman. Private Bradley Manning, the Army soldier sentenced this week to 35 years in prison...
Euthanasia could save us money, says Nitschke
Nitschke advocates cutting costs with euthanasia. Even the most seasoned campaigners for euthanasia and assisted suicide are wary of Australia’s best-known advocate, Dr Philip Nitschke....
British court authorizes the sterilization of mentally handicapped man
The British Court of Protection last week made a landmark decision to permit the sterilization of a mentally handicapped adult man. The British Court of...
Californian judge authorizes the force-feeding of prisoners
A judge this week authorized the force-feeding of prisoners on 44-day hunger strike at Pelican Bay Prison in California A judge this week authorized the...
“I don’t want there to be a tomorrow”
Only a few weeks after the New York Times Magazine published his profile, quadriplegic English professor Brooke Hopkins decided that he had had enough. Only...
US ob-gyns endorse same-sex marriage
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) officially endorsed same-sex marriage this week. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) officially endorsed same-sex...
Australian political leader criticizes US ‘politicization’ of abortion
The man tipped to be Australia’s next Prime Minister has criticized the US for making abortion a political issue. The man tipped to be Australia’s...
Americans split on abortion, but stem cell research not an issue
Most Americans see abortion as a moral issue, but few are troubled by human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research Most Americans see abortion as a...