Bioethicists joust over Canada’s ‘Medical Aid in Dying’
Journal of Medical Ethics features sparring views Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash The debate in Canada over euthanasia and assisted suicide – or,...
Italy may hold a referendum on euthanasia
Activists hope to follow in the footsteps of Spain Photo by Mauricio Artieda on Unsplash Right-to die activists are hoping that Italy will follow Spain...
Good luck, Taliban
This time around, the Taliban, who swept aside the US-supported government in a week of tragedy and “imbecility” (to quote Tony Blair), seem to be...
Gender transition services are ‘reckless’, say medical and legal experts
Puberty is a little understood phenomenon If informed consent is one of the pillars of clinical bioethics, puberty blockers fail the test, according to a...
Queensland close to legalising euthanasia
Disputes over institutional conscientious objection City of Gold Coast, Queensland Legal euthanasia is drawing closer in the Australian state of Queensland. A committee has recommended...
University of Pittsburgh in hot water over foetal tissue research
University vehemently denies allegations that organs were removed from living foetuses The use of foetal tissue at the University of Pittsburgh is becoming a hot...
Should children have the right to die in Canada?
Tragic case of 4-year-old shows the pain that some parents suffer Canada’s euthanasia legislation is under constant pressure to expand the grounds for eligibility for...
Brain organoids grow rudimentary eyes
Challenging research involving human induced pluripotent stem cells Brain organoids with optic cups at day 60 of development. (Gabriel et al., Cell Stem Cell, 2021)...
Massachusetts begins to issue 3-parent birth certificates
A new parentage act is being considered Massachusetts, a bellwether state for social change, has issued its first three-parent birth certificate. Joyce Kauffman, a family...
Nitschke’s new podcast about assisted dying could be scary for some listeners
The rational suicide stalwart speaks his mind Arguments for assisted dying, or voluntary assisted dying, or voluntary euthanasia, or medical aid in dying nearly always...
Fake vaccines
Personal trust is a pillar of the medical profession. It’s always shocking to hear that an unqualified person has been posing as a doctor (someone...
Germans shocked by fake vaccinations
Thousands of people may need to be revaccinated (translation: Covid lies) If anyone need a reminder of how much medicine depends upon personal trust, look...