Israeli defence forces under fire for abuses during Gaza War
Independent investigators commissioned by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel have concluded last year’s war in Gaza involved “several serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian...
Searching for a new word for suicide
“Suicide” evokes nooses, bridges, bullets and 20-storey buildings, a depressing panorama for assisted-suicide activists. How about "dignicide"? A group of right-to-die activists is searching for...
Bioethicists push “3-parent embryos” in US
Some American bioethicists immediately took to the media to promote the technique. After “three-parent embryos” were legalised in Britain last week, some American bioethicists immediately...
How will conscientious objectors fare in Canada?
It's shaping up as a major issue among doctors in Canada after last week’s Supreme Court ruling which legalised it. Conscientious objection to “physician-assisted dying”...