Animal euthanasia
Every year, about 1.5 million cases of euthanasia take place in the United States. Does this have a negative impact on healthcare workers? Sorry, about 1.5 million cases...
Is suicide different from physician assisted death?
A new paper argues that PAD for psychiatric reasons may be indistinguishable from suicide. Bioethicists have for several decades discussed whether Physician Assisted Death (PAD)...
UK’s equality watchdog insists on transgender fertility services
NHS caught between conflicting demandsThe UK’s equality watchdog has demanded that the country’s National Health Service offer scarce fertility services to transitioning transgender people. At...
New guidelines seek to address misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness
Four in 10 people thought to be unconscious are actually aware. About four in 10 people who are thought to be unconscious are actually aware,...
Embryo research: why not make it the “one month rule”?
Two ethicists argue that we should jettison the 14 day limit on growing embryos in vitro. Since the 1980s, research on embryos in vitro has...
Capital punishment stumbles ahead in US
Lethal injections are becoming more difficult to administerThree news items this week illustrate the patchwork of capital punishment legislation in the United States. On Thursday,...
Argentina narrowly rejects abortion bill
The vote means the country will retain its tight restrictions on abortion. Argentina’s upper house this week narrowly rejected a bill that would have legalised...