Driverless ethics
The tragic death of a Florida woman struck by a driverless Uber has revived public interest in robot ethics. How do these cars make decisions...
A self-driving car killed a pedestrian. What now?
Is collateral damage inevitable on the road to a driverless world? A self-driving Uber vehicle has hit and killed a pedestrian in United States, raising...
The shadowy world of ‘euthanasia fundamentalism’
Is Stephen King looking for a new plot for a novel? How about the activities of a shadowy network dedicated to helping people commit suicide?...
One way to beat the ‘obesity apocalypse’
More bariatric surgery, lots more A leading doctor has called for a hundred-fold increase in government-funded bariatric surgery for teenagers as the only way to...
The morally messy world of international NGOs
When are they complicit in the actions of oppressors? The topic of complicity, or cooperation in evil, poses a particular problem for the utilitarian ethics...
Will Guernsey become a suicide haven as well as a tax haven?
Bill to be debated in the island’s Parliament in May Guernsey could be the first place in the British Isles to legalise assisted suicide. Better...
Daniel Callahan backs ‘slippery slope’ on assisted suicide
Leading US bioethicist fears for the future The idea of a slippery slope for euthanasia is mocked by supporters. But in a recent opinion piece...