A sleeping human rights issue: surrogacy
I was delighted to see the Nobel Peace Prize go to Malala Yousafzai, of Pakistan, for her work in advocating education for girls, and Kailash...
15% rise in Dutch euthanasia deaths
Euthanasia now represents over 3% of all Dutch deaths. Euthanasia cases in the Netherlands increased 15% in 2013 compared to 2012, according to the latest...
Argentine doctors on trial for baby theft under right-wing junta
Two doctors and a midwife are on trial for their role for adopting out babies and "disappearing" their mothers. Mothers of "los desaparecidos" protesting in...
Gene of the week: paedophilia
A Rutgers law professor is protesting against unjust discrimination. Add paedophilia to the growing list of genetically-determined attractions, preferences and predispositions. In a New York...
Korean stem cell fraud in technicolour
Korea faces up to the biggest science fraud in decades. The only trailer for “Whistle Blower”, a just-released Korean feature film about the biggest fraud...
Mars Exploration Bioethics 101
Star Trek fans are familiar with ethical dilemmas in deep space. But for groups planning a Mars expedition, these are not hypothetical. All Star Trek...
What does the public really think about the dead donor rule?
A study in the Journal of Medical Ethics claims that the US public is in favour of waiving the dead donor rule in certain circumstances....
New infertility treatment results in successful birth
A woman in Sweden has become the first person to give birth after a womb transplant. A woman in Sweden has become the first person...
Humanising end-of-life care
A new book published by best-selling author Atul Gawande presents a strident criticism of aged and palliative care in the US. A new book published...
A youthful voice enters the assisted suicide debate
A young terminally ill woman in the US has reignited assisted suicide debate by publishing a video online describing her plans to take her own...