The Matrix. Euthanasia and organ donation
You probably remember the scene in The Matrix in which Morpheus explains to Neo the terrible secret: “You take the blue pill—the story ends, you...
Let’s increase organ transplant rates by encouraging euthanasia patients to donate, say doctors
Specialists call for red tape to be cut to allow simpler donation procedures. Since 2005 about 40 people in Belgium and the Netherlands have successfully...
Will Belgium grant euthanasia for unwanted sexual attraction?
A 39-year-old man has requested euthanasia because he fears that he may be a paedophile Along with unbearable physical pain, mental suffering, and dementia, a...
California doctor opens end-of-life clinic
As soon as assisted suicide became legal, Lonny Shavelson was in business California’s right-to-die law was rolled out this week and at least one doctor...
Unless we act quickly, humans will be house pets to robots, says Elon Musk
Extraordinary musings from Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk, billionaire co-founder of PayPal, and the boss of boss of Tesla and SpaceX, fears that Artificial Intelligence...
Victorian report recommends assisted suicide
Parliamentary committee in Australian state calls for legislation Victoria’s ‘Inquiry Into End of Life Choices’ has recommended the legalisation of assisted dying. The report is...
3-person babies may not be as close as media suggest
Nature article by UK scientists claims method is safe, but there are questions The headline in the BBC was “Three-person babies IVF technique ‘safe’”. This...
UN calls on Ireland to change abortion law
The United Nations Human Rights Committee says that Ireland’s abortion laws are a violation of human rights. The United Nations Human Rights Committee says that...
Strict new regulations following IVF deception
Australian IVF clinics will require donor recipients to be tested for pregnancy, following a case where a client deceived an IVF clinic about the outcome...