Home euthanasia
Where it is legalised, euthanasia is becoming more and more integrated into the practice of medicine. One of the more useful -- or ghoulish –...
Home is where the heart is for Dutch euthanasia
Doctors have developed home-based euthanasia plus organ donation There’s always something new that you can learn about euthanasia practices. An indignant letter to JAMA Surgery...
For teenagers from hell, “compulsory moral neurorehabilitation” might be needed
The right to autonomy fades out when they become a danger to society Transgender issues for teenagers rank very high amongst the (very few) bioethical...
Who are more moral: the God-botherers or the nothing-botherers?
They share many moral values A new study in PLOS ONE suggests that, while atheists and theists share moral values related to protecting vulnerable individuals,...
The Hasting Center calls for civics education to protect democratic values
Americans need to learn to combat polarization and increase public engagement A new report released by the leading bioethics centre in the United States, The...
Beware of unscrupulous cosmetic surgery providers, says UK association
Surgeons experiencing a ‘zoom boom’ Demand for cosmetic surgery in the United Kingdom has shot up during Covid-19 lockdowns. People attending online meetings week after...
Is happiness a psychiatric disorder?
A thought-provoking article asks disturbing questions Photo by Mindspace Studio on Unsplash At the bottom of web pages at the Journal of Medical Ethics are...