Present at the creation
Hi there, The bioethicist whose name appears most frequently in BioEdge must be that of Art Caplan, who currently teaches at New York University Langone...
Looking back on a career in bioethics
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US scientists were “accomplices after the fact” in Japanese doctors’ war crimes
How US scientists led a campaign to grant immunity from prosecution for Japanese doctors guilty of horrendous crimes. All of contemporary bioethics springs from the...
Official complaint lodged against leading Belgian euthanasia doctor
After 11 years of participation in euthanasia, an official complaint has finally been lodged with the Belgian Medical Association against the leading practitioner in Belgium,...
UK doctors continue to oppose assisted suicide
After an extensive consultation of its members the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the UK will continue to oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia....
Fujimori cleared of allegations of forced sterilization campaign
Peruvian state prosecutors have cleared Fujimori of crimes against humanity over a sterilization campaign in the 1990s. Peruvian state prosecutors have cleared former president Alberto...
The kids are OK
A study in the journal Fertility and Sterility has found that children born from assisted reproduction are as healthy and well-educated as their naturally conceived...
Privacy vs safety: surveillance in hospitals
Concern is mounting about widespread surveillance of patients and staff in US hospitals.Concern is mounting about widespread surveillance of patients and staff in US hospitals....
Privacy vs. safety: pregnancy tests for female soldiers
The British Defence Force may introduce mandatory pregnancy testing for female soldiers before tours of service. Lance Bombardier Lynette Pierce The British Defence...
The eternal return of the free-will debate: new psychological research
A novel argument against free will from experimental philosophy is that a naïve belief in free will is founded upon a desire to blame and...
Have we gone too far with informed consent?
Under the right conditions, full informed consent is not ethically required for some types of health research, according to leading bioethics experts. Under the right...