Foetal tissue 2: is it ethical to use a vaccine derived from aborted fetuses?
It’s not a crazy question, says a bioethicist Helen Watt, of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, at Oxford University, says that she is often asked whether...
Extreme social distancing: ‘shoot any coronavirus troublemakers’
Authoritarian regimes are taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemicPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to the nation about coronavirus on April 16 / AP Authoritarian regimes are...
Will social distancing lead to more suicides?
Hard to say, but possible An editorial in JAMA Psychiatry warns that the Covid-19 crisis could lead to more suicides. The authors decline to quantify...
Coronavirus quotes
Moments of candour Applauding health workers: Udo Schuklenk, editor of Bioethics Is it too soon to note the hypocrisy of citizens and politicians standing on...
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One of the saddest stories from the coronavirus pandemic comes from Iran. As of Friday, there had been 53,000 cases and 3,300 deaths. But, adding to...
US health official reminds states that triage cannot trump civil rights
‘Our civil rights laws protect the equal dignity of every human life from ruthless utilitarianism’ The civil rights office of the US Department of Health...
Iran’s coronavirus disaster compounded by fake remedy
Bootleg methanol kills and blinds A woman in Tehran, Iran / Reuters Iran is one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As of...
New York legalises commercial surrogacy
Bill passes almost unnoticed in pandemic panic New York state Senator Brad Hoylman accompanied by husband David Sigal, and their daughter Silvia The state of New York...
What does it mean to be ‘vulnerable’?
‘The Lancet’ warns that draconian measures can harm the poor Governments around the world are taking draconian measures to protect vulnerable groups during the coronavirus...
Has WHO blotted its copybook by being too cosy with China?
WHO has neglected the negative externalities of social distancing The World Health Organization is being criticised for being too close to China, one of his...
Abortion battles continue in the fog of war on Covid-19
While the public is distracted With hostile lobby groups immobilized by quarantines and the mainstream media obsessed with the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a good time...
More caution needed in coronavirus reporting
The media shouldn’t extrapolate from a few remarks Immersed in the Covid-19 pandemic, many people are jittery and on the verge of panic. Including the...