Is conception by robots the future of IVF?
IVF is becoming more and more remote from the mother and father responsible for an embryo’s creation. Scientists in Barcelona, Spain, claim that they are...
‘I want to die trying to live’, say British teen
A British teenager who wants to live and a UK hospital who wants her to die are locked in a dramatic dispute over her future....
Skin lightening creams are a national health emergency, say authorities in Nigeria and Ghana
In West Africa a lighter skin tone is perceived as a gateway to better social and economic prospects. Unsurprisingly, then, skin lightening has become a...
New professional standards are weaponizing ‘kindness’, say some UK doctors
The General Medical Council, the regulatory body for doctors in the UK, recently updated its guidelines for professional behaviour, “Good medical practice”. Most news reports...
Assisted suicide laws in US must be less discriminatory, say bioethicists
California, like other American states, permits assisted suicide, but not euthanasia, and not assisted assisted suicide. Patients who want to die must administer the lethal...
Victoria’s euthanasia law: the more the better
The growing number of people dying in the Australian state of Victoria under its Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation gives confidence that the state is...
Canada has a dark past as a champion of eugenics for the disabled
Canada is acquiring a reputation for being the most progressive place on the planet for euthanasia. An article in the National Post by Tristin Hopper...