Poland and abortion
Hi there, Poland has become one of the few countries where abortion is being rolled back. Its high court has ruled that nearly all terminations...
Poland’s high court effectively bans abortion
Court treats abortion as a kind of eugenicsProtesters against Court decision fill streets A ruling by Poland’s highest court has effectively banned most abortions in...
‘Medical aid in dying’ saves money: Canadian report
These savings should "in no way be interpreted" to suggest that assisted dying be used to reduce health-care costs. Since Canada’s law on euthanasia and...
IVF doctors up in arms over Trump’s SCOTUS pick
For the first time in its history, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has opposed a Supreme Court nomineeMedical and science journals have become far...
Let’s return to the basics of human experience, says bioethicist
Human beings are not unconnected atomsIt’s not often that a bioethics text gets rave reviews from both Francis Fukuyama and Leon Kass. However, What It...
What factors can undermine our autonomy?
Addiction, brainwashing, trauma or fatigue, obviously. Any others? The argument for assisted suicide and euthanasia rests squarely on the doctrine of autonomy. As The Economist...
US: foetal abduction to end with a lethal injection
Lisa Montgomery to be the first woman executed in a federal prison in 67 years Lisa Montgomery Capital punishment is always a bioethical issue –...