4-year-old can begin transgender transition, says UK court
His foster parents are excellent, says judge The High Court of the United Kingdom has affirmed the right of a 4-year-old boy to live as...
Are performance-reducing drugs for South African Olympian Caster Semenya ethical?
Questions raised about IAAF directive Caster Semenya / Citizen 59 / flickr South African Olympian Caster Semenya has been ordered by the International Association of...
Belgian doctors target vegan parents as abusive
An estimated 3% of Belgian children are vegan Although media attention has focused on parents who encourage their transgender children to transition to the opposite...
Royal College of Physicians faces investigation over switch to neutrality on assisted dying
Charity Commission asks whether change was handled properly Royal College of Physicians building In March, the UK’s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) changed its position...
French doctor investigated over ‘poisoning’ deaths
Talented anaesthetist may have been showing off his skill A French anaesthetist in the city of Besançon is being investigated over 24 cases of poisoning,...
Nazi prisoners’ bodies buried… in pieces
A final resting place for 184 Nazi political prisoners Tissue samples belong to 184 executed Nazi political prisoners have been buried in Berlin more than...
Is it possible to wind back euthanasia in Belgium?
In our lead story today we focus on an apparent, and surprising, rift over euthanasia in Belgium. On the one hand the medical association recently...
Belgian tug-of-war over euthanasia for mental illness and dementia
While end-of-life advocates campaign for liberalisation, Belgium’s doctors are making it harder Belgium’s leading advocate for euthanasia liberalisation is campaigning vigorously for euthanasia for people...
How can we curb a world-wide measles outbreak?
Persuading anti-vaxxers is a tricky business The measles epidemic in the United States continues to spread, with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and...
A dystopian novel about surrogacy in America
Joanne Ramos, author of ‘The Farm’ Surrogacy exploitation has made it onto the best-seller list. The Farm, a debut novel by investment banker Joanne Ramos,...
Semenya’s testosterone levels deemed too high to compete in women’s 800m
The champion athlete has lost her challenge to the IAAFSince 2009 Caster Semenya, South Africa’s champion middle-distance runner has been winning races and fighting to...
The billion-dollar industry of prenatal testing – not all choices considered equal?
Some ethical key issues are yet to be addressedDNA test infographic Following the release of the Nuffield Council’s report on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in...