Parramatta enters the bioethics debate
Parramatta is just 20 minutes west of the BioEdge office. It’s not a city which has made a huge mark on the world, although not...
Is it ethical to refuse a patient surgery for body art?
An ethicist argues that conscientious objection is not morally acceptable. The “bioartist” Stelarc has an ear surgically implanted on his forearm. Like him, a number...
A halfway house in the conscientious objection debate
Conscientious objection? "We'll call it a draw", says one academic. Conscientious objection has come under fire recently, and several leading bioethics journals have published articles...
No case to answer in UK’s odd female genital mutilation imbroglio
How FGM overlaps with cosmetic surgery An unusual criminal investigation in London of high-profile doctors for female genital mutilation (FGM) has collapsed. FGM is usually...
Montana came SO close to closing the door to assisted suicide
The status quo remains unchanged The status of assisted suicide in the US state of Montana is curiously ambiguous. In 2009 the Montana Supreme Court...
Ontario doctors back out of euthanasia
Both for moral and legal reasons Some Canadian doctors who agreed to carry out euthanasia have withdrawn their names only months after legalisation, according to...
Trust me, I’m a doctor
Is trust morally inferior to belief on evidence? Ever since the Enlightenment, unbelievers have rubbished the notion of trusting faith as grounds for belief. “Faith...
Victoria’s controversial donor anonymity laws come into effect
Victoria has enacted laws that retrospectively strip donors of anonymity. The donor anonymity debate flared up again in Australia this week, as controversial retrospective donor...
Qatar organ trafficking allegations
An Indonesian woman claims she had her kidney "stolen" while working in Qatar. An Indonesian woman claims that she had her kidney “stolen” while working...