Pregnant Texas woman removed from life support
The controversial case of Marlise Muñoz has finally drawn to a close. Texas woman Marlise Muñoz was disconnected from life support last Sunday. All cardiac...
More questions about Belgian euthanasia
A puzzling study from Belgium suggests that in nearly 80% of terminal sedations in Flanders, there was no explicit consent. Assertions that euthanasia in Belgium...
Is IVF overused, ask researchers
Hard questions need to be asked about the steep rise in IVF around the world, says the Evidence Based IVF Group. In a stinging rebuke...
Is IVF overused, ask researchers
Hard questions must be asked about the steep rise in commercial IVF around the world, say researchers in the BMJ. Hard questions need to be...
Iran, the fertility capital of the Middle East
With government subsidies and encouragement from the mullahs, Iran has the world’s cheapest IVF. Iran has become the fertility capital of the Muslim Middle East,...
Spain: fetal reduction goes wrong
A woman won 214,000 Euros after a doctor "reduced" a healthy IVF twin and then aborted the other. This story is a bit dated but...
Reviewing the year
Hi there, 2013 has been quite a year in bioethics, but, of all the topics, it seems that Belgian euthanasia was of the greatest interest...
The ten leading stories of 2013 in BioEdge
The star performer in bioethics in 2014 was clearly Belgium. At least readers of BioEdge thought so. Of the ten hottest stories we published this...
Syrian war claims British doctor
In another tragic reminder that doctors are being targeted in the Syrian civil war simply for being doctors, a British doctor in Syria has died...
Turkey may bar insurgents from emergency care
A new law before the Turkish General Assembly may prevent severely injured protesters from being treated by medical personnel. A new law before the Turkish...
A small breach in the personhood barrier
Earlier this month an American animal rights group made a push to gain legal recognition for the personhood of non-animals. Earlier this month an American...
British judge criticizes euthanasia law reform
One of the most respected authorities on end-of-life law in Britain has warned politicians not to legalise assisted suicide. One of the most respected authorities...