Canadian man applies for euthanasia because he fears becoming homeless
A 54-year-old Canadian man has applied for euthanasia because he fears becoming homeless. Amir Farsoud, who lives in St Catharines, near Niagara Falls, is in...
The ‘dead donor rule’ takes another one on the chin
Another attack on the dead donor rule comes in this month’s Journal of Medical Ethics. Anthony P. Smith, a philosopher at the University of Utah,...
Bioethics needs to take loneliness seriously
The Covid pandemic has confirmed that loneliness is a major public health issue, especially in a world with shrinking families and a greying population. Numerous...
Will Ukraine permit surrogacy for LGBT couples?
You have to hand it to Ukrainians working in the surrogacy industry. Like their compatriots, invasion, bombardments, privations, and exile have not stopped them from...
Right-to-die group wants to liberalise Dutch euthanasia
A radical Dutch right-to-die group has challenged a ban on non-physicians helping people to die, claiming that it is a violation of European human rights...
Medical school allegedly mistreated corpses in Pakistan
A hospital in Pakistan has come under fire for dumping bodies used in anatomy classes on the roof and leaving them to decompose in the...