Left out on euthanasia
Some years ago, I received an unexpected phone call from a Melbourne magazine which described itself as the voice of the Australian Left. One of...
Is euthanasia the next step for Ireland after abortion?
Junior minister is drafting a bill Hard on the heels of Ireland’s historic approval of abortion in a constitutional referendum last week comes a bill...
Is it immoral to love your kids because they are related to you?
Some bioethicists say Yes There is a slow-moving debate over at the Journal of Medical Ethics on whether it is moral or immoral to desire...
Portugal: Communists firmly oppose euthanasia
A step backward, not forwards A demonstration opposing euthanasia in Portugal / Morning Star A footnote to last week’s story about the narrow defeat of...
Most Americans support some form of the ‘right to die’: Gallup poll
Since World War II, attitudes have changed dramatically The latest Gallup poll shows that a broad majority of Americans, 72%, continue to believe that a...
We’re not prepared for the genetic revolution that’s coming
Even the well-educated amongst us have poor genetic knowledgeWhen humans’ genetic information (known as the genome) was mapped 15 years ago, it promised to change...
What will happen to California’s assisted suicide law?
Experts say the law will be reinstated or new legislation passed. Last month BioEdge reported on the decision by a California county court judge to...
Lookism, and what we should do about it
The latest "ism" to be added to the discrimination vernacular. There are many “isms” that pop up in debates about discrimination -- “racism”, “sexism”, “ageism”,...
A person? A thing? No, it’s a chimpanzee!
A New York judge has raised hopes that chimpanzees will be given legal rights. A concurrent opinion by a New York Court of Appeals judge...
Alfie Evans ‘culture wars’
Bioethicists have criticised the politicisation of the case. In a new editorial in the journal Bioethics, bioethicist Udo Schuklenk criticises the politicisation of the recent...
Vatican-backed hospital proposes charter of rights for incurable children
Reaction to controversial Alfie Evans case The cases of Alfie Evans and Charlie Gard rang bells around the world, not just in England. From Italy...