James Watson stripped of honorary titles after racist remarks
Watson claims that there is a link between ethnicity and intelligence. Geneticist James Watson has been rebuked by the scientific community after claiming in a...
Should we allow an organ market?
The idea of selling organs is gaining traction in the media. Academics have discussed the ethics of selling organs for several decades. Yet the idea...
Royal College of Physicians polls members, likely to go neutral on euthanasia
The College will go neutral on euthanasia unless two thirds of members oppose it. The UK’s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) will next month poll...
Is there a difference between palliative sedation and euthanasia?
A new article in the JME reviews the empirical literature on this question. One common argument in favour of legalising euthanasia is that several accepted medical practices...