Study tour of Auschwitz outrages Jewish organisation
News that the chairman of the Belgian government’s euthanasia control commission has organised a study tour of Auschwitz has outraged a leading Jewish organisation. News...
British 9-year-olds to be prepped for sex change surgery
British children as young as nine are eligible to board the train for a sex reassignment surgery, according to the Mail on Sunday. British children...
Should doctors take part in executions?
It is unethical for American physicians to participate in executions, according to a commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It is unethical...
Embargo on lethal drug stops executions and assisted suicides in US
A shortage of a lethal drug is stopping both executions and assisted suicide in the United States. A shortage of a lethal drug is stopping...
One can always say ‘no’
What role do genes and the wiring of the brain play in criminal action? A new study from researchers in the Netherlands offers a first-person...
The ethics of preimplantation diagnosis
A new article in the Journal of Medical Ethics argues that preimplantation genetic diagnosis can be morally obligatory in some cases. The author suggests we...
Spanish university’s Gallery of Horrors
Spain's number one university has been slammed for mistreating cadavers donated for medical research. Hundreds of bodies were piled on top of each other in...
Man declared dead makes amazing recovery
A car crash victim who doctors thought had no chance of survival has made an amazing recovery. In 2011 Sam Schmid was involved in a...