Splurging on euthanasia
Apologies! Apologies! Nearly everything in this week's newsletter revolves around euthanasia. It was not planned that way; it just happened. However, some important new data...
Israeli doctors refuse to feed hunger-striker
A Palestinian activist is near death, placing the Israeli government in a quandary. Bioethics intersects with national security in Israel. An imprisoned Palestinian lawyer, Mohammad...
Progressive US bioethicist warns of euthanasia slippery slope
Data from Belgium and the Netherlands are alarming, says Art Caplan “Of all the arguments against voluntary euthanasia, the most influential is the ‘slippery slope’:...
Mixed signals from Netherlands and Belgium about euthanasia
One in 20 deaths in Flanders is from euthanasia There is good news and bad news about euthanasia from the Netherlands and Belgium in JAMA...
Peter Singer debates Sydney Archbishop
Civil but sharp-edged. If you can bear the bizarre squealing sounds at some moments in this video, it makes interesting viewing. It is a public...
Why Dutch doctors are reporting fewer euthanised infants
The notorious Groningen Protocol is rarely being used. Doctors in the Netherlands are permitted to give infants under 1 year a lethal injection if it...
Former Anglican head backs assisted suicide
A “profoundly Christian and moral thing”, according to Lord Carey. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has appeared in a video made by the...
A look at the risks of egg donation
Documentary focuses on risks for altruistic donors “Maggie’s Story” is the fourth in a series of videos about “eggsploitation”, the dark side of egg donation....
Parents sue over intersex surgery
They allege that their adopted child was unable to give consent to genital reconstruction. Pam and Mark Crawford In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, a South...