China ends one-child policy
The Chinese government has finally abandoned its notorious one-child policy. After over 35 years of mass sterilization and forced abortion, the Chinese government has finally...
Australia’s ‘Dr Death’ forced to stop promoting suicide
Severe conditions placed on Philip Nitschke's registration The world’s foremost promoter of assisted suicide and euthanasia, Australia’s Dr Philip Nitschke, has agreed to cease his...
French doctor convicted of euthanasia death
Trial of Nicolas Bonnemaison sparks controversy Nicolas Bonnemaison with his wife on October 24 A 54-year-old doctor has been deregistered and convicted of killing...
Is the great stem cell debate over?
A new paper claims that induced stem cells are functionally equivalent to embryonic stem cells It’s a sign of the times. Ten years ago, the...
Bioethics and the reproducibility crisis
Are bioethicists a spineless lot?Nature / David Perkins According to the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel -- who is linked to bioethics through...
Belgian euthanasia doctor faces criminal charges
A doctor in Belgium could be charged with murder after euthanizing an 85-year-old woman suffering from depression. A doctor in Belgium could be charged with...
Mill, liberty and euthanasia
Would JS Mill have supported euthanasia? The voluntary euthanasia debate often remains at the level of emotion and rhetoric. In a recent article in Philosophy...