UK Parliament votes against assisted dying
Too often I have described the deliberations of the British Parliament – most legislatures, really – as an Olympic stadium for windy blatherskite. This is...
Stem cell researchers reopen embryo experimentation debate
The Hinxton Group calls for open minds on modifying human embryos In April Chinese scientists revealed that they had used Crispr, the new genetic engineering...
Dutch right-to-die group promotes euthanasia in schools
The Dutch Voluntary End of Life Association (NVVE) is rolling out is latest project to bolster public support and acceptance of euthanasia – a school...
The atheist case against euthanasia
Is it only religious types who are fighting against assisted suicide? Not quite. A number of intellectuals have recently chided ‘godly types’ for arguing against...
A black baby is not a wrongful birth, says court
A US county court has rejected a wrongful birth case lodged by a same-sex couple who were mistakenly given sperm from a black donor. A...
“I deeply regret IVF is now so commercial”
IVF Pioneer Robert Winston recently spoke out against the commercialisation of the IVF industry IVF pioneer Robert Winston recently spoke out against the commercialisation of...
More revelations about past sterilization of Canadian indigenous women
Program did not end until at least 1974. Aboriginal activists pray outside the National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Ottawa earlier...
Assisted dying sinks in UK Parliament by 3-1 margin
Brilliant speeches in passionate debate A private member’s bill to legalise assisted suicide has been defeated in the British House of Commons by a crushing...