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Biden announces expert team for planning Covid-19 fight
He wants all Americans to wear masks In one of his first initiatives after the election – which continues to be disputed by the incumbent...
Eugenics policies are part of China’s five-year plan, says expert
The Uyghurs are at risk An expert on women’s issues has rung alarm bells about the potential for eugenics in China’s latest “five-year plan”. Columbia...
Does the autonomy principle work for substance abusers?
Relationships and empathy are far more important Autonomy is the fundamental principle of contemporary bioethics – or most of it. In moral dilemmas, the path...
Disabled groups attack liberalizing euthanasia in Canada
Lobby groups for Canadians with disabilities are working hard to defeat a bill broadening the scope of euthanasia legislation. Under the current legislation, although some...
Mother blocks – temporarily – transgender treatment in BC
Judge issues injunction to stop ‘gender-affirming’ double mastectomy A Supreme Court judge in British Columbia stopped doctors from performing a “gender-affirming” double mastectomy on a...
Military doctors who treated Trump are caught in a web of dilemmas
If he is their Commander-in-chief, can they refuse to give him experimental drugs? President Donald Trump’s brush with Covid-19 raised a number of questions related...