Defending human dignity
English barrister and medical ethicist Charles Foster has penned defence of “human dignity” as the foundation of bioethics in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics....
Ebola in West Africa: the stakes rise
Wrapped into US President Barack Obama’s speech on the threat posed by ISIS in the Middle East was a commitment to send the US Army...
The ethics of running scared
It’s all very well to sit in an armchair and bloviate about Ebola. If you are a doctor or a nurse or a hospital cleaner...
Pistorius verdict – disability is not a defence
Oscar Pistorius has been told that disability is not a defence. He has been cleared of murder, but may be given a lengthy sentence for...
Should we criminalise scientific misconduct?
Scientific misconduct is bad, but should it be a crime? One high profile academic says yes. Scientific misconduct is bad, but should it be a...
Executed prisoners may be part of cadaver exhibition
A human rights group is calling on Canadian authorities to investigate the possible use of executed Chinese prisoners in an exhibition of ‘plastinated’ corpses. A...
Having a laugh at euthanasia
A new Israeli film attempts to offer a humorous look at euthanasia. A new Israeli film attempts to offer a humorous look at euthanasia. The...