Triage debates
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Ethicists propose standards for Covid-19 triage
Decisions about triage give too little consideration to moral problems With a second wave of Covid-19 sweeping through Europe and the United States, threatening to...
Triage according to standard tests of frailty, says Oxford bioethicist
‘Frailty is ethical to use in ICU triage and is not discriminatory’ If triage becomes necessary, what criteria should be used? Bioethicists seem reluctant to...
Why do the elderly request euthanasia in the Netherlands?
Social and existential problems tip people over the edge Most requests for euthanasia in the Netherlands come from people suffering from cancer. But the number...
Did Neanderthals bury their dead?
Excavation at a site in France suggests that they did Was burial of the dead practiced by Neanderthals? It’s an important issue, as the existence...
Could surrogacy contracts work?
Dutch writers are sceptical The complications involved in commercial surrogacy are leading lawyers and legislators to considering regulating what they cannot forbid. As a Dutch...
New doco chronicles sperm donor abuse by US doctor
Questions are being asked about a Nevada fertility doctor Dr Quincy Fortier, the subject of Baby God. Photograph: HBO Another revelation of a super-stud doctor,...
Japan tries AI matchmaking
Another desperate attempt to raise the country’s fertility rate The phrases “artificial intelligence” and “high hopes” are yoked together in many headlines. AI promises a...
China uses AI to create facial recognition surveillance of Uyghurs
The facial recognition system is programmed to send “Uyghur alarms” to the police According to leaked documents revealed in the Washington Post, Huawei, China’s giant...
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine gets a second lease on life
Voters approve Prop 14 California, the state of sun, sand, surf, Botox, tech and stem cells. Like the tense national election, the stem cell field...