Monkeys are still not persons
Happy New Year! BioEdge is gearing up for a big year, with lots of news and more interviews with bioethicists from around the world. Animal...
Demented patients can be euthanized in Netherlands
... if there is an advance directive. The Netherlands health ministry has revised its guidelines to allow severely demented patients to be euthanized. However, an...
ISIS has authorised forced organ removals of ‘apostates’
Proof found in documents captured by US commandos Persistent rumours about organ trafficking by the Islamic State have some basis in fact. Amongst a trove...
Treat surrogate parents as sex offenders, says Italian minister
Denounces it as “the most vile, illegal trade that man has invented"Angelino Alfano Surrogate parents should be treated as sex-offenders and jailed, according to...
Gay Israeli couple brings home wrong baby from Nepal
A stark reminder of the hazards of IVF and surrogacy In a stark reminder of the hazards of IVF and surrogacy, a gay Israeli couple...
US should stop physician participation in detainee force-feeding, say ethicists
Article in PLoS concludes with call to respect conscientious objection The US government should rescind directives authorizing participation of health professionals in interrogation and force-feeding...