Womb transplants. Euthanasia
Colombia is a country that flies under the radar as far as euthanasia goes. But it has one of the most progressive legal frameworks for...
Womb transplants could be a “vital medical service” for transgender women
Demand could be strongA well-known British cosmetic surgeon says that transgender women (ie, natal males) should be entitled to womb transplants when the technique becomes...
Did the Chinese government back the controversial gene-edited babies experiment?
More questions about the increasingly complicated scandal He Jiankui The plot thickens in the Case of the Chinese Gene-Edited Babies. Last November Chinese researcher He...
Oregon and Belgium release stats on assisted dying
Details demand scrutinyBoth Oregon, a model for assisted suicide legislation in the US and elsewhere, and Belgium, where both assisted suicide and euthanasia are legal,...
Assisted dying can be “inhumane”, experts claim
Some patients have taken a week to dieIn places where assisted dying and euthanasia are legal, patients are promised a peaceful death without pain or...
England to adopt ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation
80% in favour of organ donation, but few donate The British Parliament will soon pass a bill making all adults in England presumed organ donors...
Is ‘elderly’ an offensive and discriminatory term?
Neurologist claims it is anachronistic and offensive A University of Chicago neurologist says that the word “elderly” is as anachronistic and offensive as the words...
The other country where euthanasia for children is legal — Colombia
Through a series of court rulings and government regulations Colombia is not a nation that one associates with end-of-life debates, but it is one of...