At least 1.12% of deaths in Canada are due to euthanasia
The latest figures show that about 3,000 dies in 2018 According to the latest figures, about 3,000 Canadians were euthanised in 2018. According to the...
Does transgender medicine for kids need more bioethical scrutiny?
Experts complain that data is lacking Interest in transgender medicine is growing rapidly – “at an incredible rate”, according to Karen Parker, director of the...
Trans people should not have to ask doctors for permission, says activist
Abortion rights offer a good analogy for the trans experience Doctors should not act as a gateway for people wanting to transition to the opposite...
UK cosmetic clinics to screen clients for mental health issues
“A major step forward”, says NHS medical director Cosmetic clinics in the UK are to begin assessing clients for mental health problems. Doctors fear that...
UAE woman wakes up after 27 years
Brain-damaged woman suddenly becomes capable of interacting Munira Abdulla at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi / The National A woman from the United Arab Emirates...
Death of sperm donor anonymity
Only 2% of population needs to be screened to identify someone from Donor Sibling Registry Sperm donor anonymity is dead, according to a campaigner for...
The interplay of euthanasia and anatomy donations in Canada
HEADS UP! BioEdge will be taking a break over Easter. The next newsletter will be published on April 27. In the meantime, there's plenty of...
Another conundrum: euthanasia and anatomy programs
Is it ethical to take advantage of vulnerable people to get their bodies? The legalization of euthanasia – called medical assistance in dying (MAID) --...
Is the use of puberty blockers an experimental treatment?
Critics question whether it is really reversible The ethics of administering puberty blockers to transgender children is being questioned in the United Kingdom. Dr Michael...
Brain-dead Portuguese woman gives birth
Kept alive on a ventilator for nearly two months Catarina Sequeira A Portuguese woman who has been “brain dead” since December last year gave birth...
The power of words in the euthanasia debate
Derek Humphry likes to be blunt Words matter a lot in the public debate over the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide...
The ties of modern science to the Atlantic slave trade
It’s hard to admit, but natural history was built on the horrors of slavery The Enlightenment view of science is that it is value-free and...