Italy on the brink of legalising assisted suicide
Italy has moved closer to the legalisation of assisted suicide. The lower house of parliament voted for a new law -- by 253 votes to...
Conscientious objection is ‘indefensible’, says WHO
The latest abortion care guidelines from the World Health Organization severely criticise conscientious objection (CO) as a major obstacle to making abortion freely available. “Conscientious...
Oregon’s ‘death with dignity’ stats need to be examined
Oregon was the first American state to pass a right-to-die, back in 1996. Since then, its legislation has become a template for assisted suicide legislation...
West Virginia bans Down syndrome abortions
The US state of West Virginia has banned abortion of foetuses with Down syndrome and other disabilities. . The “Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection...
‘Happy and healthy’ American sisters die in Swiss suicide clinic
Two middle-aged American sisters died in a Swiss suicide clinic in Basel, on February 11. Lila Ammouri, a 54-year-old palliative care doctor, and Susan Frazier,...
US scientists claim that they can scan the whole genome of an IVF embryo
A California company claims that it can read nearly the entire genome of an early embryo after extracting a single cell. In an article in...
Transhumanism under the microscope
Transhumanism is – to put it mildly – controversial. But its futuristic ideas are compelling and intriguing. Some of its advocates (like Elon Musk) are...