New stats on Dutch euthanasia
The government's statistics for euthanasia in the Netherlands were released recently. They show that the number of people who took advantage of legal assisted suicide...
Euthanasia dropped 7% in the Netherlands in 2018
A worrying sign for supporters Credit: Henk Monster, CC BY 3.0. The number of cases of euthanasia in the Netherlands has dropped for the first time...
Release of “13 Reasons Why” associated with increase in youth suicide
Study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was associated with a 28.9% increase in...
Trump strengthens conscience rights of health care workers
But attacked for “endangering lives” The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on new rules to make it easier for health care workers to refuse to...
UK may open its first body farm
Police and scientists want to study the decomposition of bodies ABC News / Anna Zhu The British government is considering opening up a “body farm” to...
Let’s think about robot rights now
Robots could attain an animal level of consciousness Two of the most common pieces of bioethical advice are: The ethics always lags behind the science...
Pressure building to abolish the dead donor rule
Now that euthanasia is legal in Canada, transplant opportunities arise Food shortages in the 1973 film Soylent Green An American critical care expert says...
Older women’s desire for children exploited by some IVF clinics, says HFEA head
Aggressive sales tactics are used to sell treatment Women over 40 with little hope of conceiving a baby are being exploited by greedy IVF clinics,...