The Netherlands moves to legalise euthanasia for children
It hardly comes as a surprise, but doctors in The Netherlands may soon be able to euthanise children under 12. They are already authorised to...
Spain edges closer to legalizing euthanasia
Bioethicists are critical Spain’s coalition government is attempting to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. Its right-to-die bill includes an "express euthanasia" service, with doctors visiting...
South Korea to loosen restrictions on abortion despite low birth rate
Old law deemed unconstitutional A bill to decriminalize abortion up to the fourteenth week of was tabled in the South Korean parliament this week. South...
A modern sultan boasts his virtual harem
Some women shun fertility clinics In the age of the Reproductive Revolution, it’s an antiquated approach, but it works. An American named “Joe” claimed on...
Quick and faulty research a problem for journals in Covid-19 pandemic
"No research team is exempt from the pressures and speed at which Covid-19 research is occurring” The Covid-19 pandemic has created a flood of potentially...
CRISPR scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry
What about the ethical implications? To no one’s surprise, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded this year to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna...