The Sea and Poison
Today, I'll take a break from controversy. Let's talk about literature. In 2003 the President’s Council on Bioethics published an anthology about bioethical dilemmas. It was...
UK Supreme Court decision changes rules about brain-damaged patients
A difficult and controversial ruling viewed from a lawyer’s perspective The Supreme Court is the United Kingdom’s highest appellate court. It has now ruled that...
Is death by dehydration in a patient’s ‘best interest’?
UK court rules that doctors and families can decide in some cases The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that court orders are not necessarily needed...
Abortion activists unveil strategy for attacking conscientious objection
‘A violation of medical ethics and of patients' right to health care’, they say An “expert group” of abortion activists has launched a strong attack...
UK cosmetic surgery ads criticised as ‘unscrupulous”
Channel advised to review its standards ITV, a commercial TV channel in the UK, will review its policy of screening advertisements for breast enlargement and...
Doctors’ well-being is suffering because of ‘moral injury’
Similar symptoms to PTSD soldiers In trying to understand post-traumatic stress disorders amongst soldiers, psychologists have developed the notion of “moral injury”. This is an...
No privacy in a transhumanist future, says former presidential candidate
An old-fashioned concept What would life be like in a transhumanist future? Upgrading from Humanity 1.0 to Humanity 2.0 would involve unpredictable changes in social...