AMA spurns assisted suicide
“Death with dignity” or “aid in dying” is gathering pace in the United States, now that Hawaii has joined the list of states which permit...
American Medical Association stands firm on assisted suicide
Recent report gives a respectful No “Death with dignity” or “aid in dying” seem to be gathering pace in the United States, now that Hawaii...
CIA nominee refuses to call torture ‘immoral’
Senate urged to reject Gina Haspel as CIA director Should Americans brace themselves for more reports of torture in the war on terror? This is...
Iceland dumps proposed ban on male circumcision
Jewish and Muslim communities alarmed After a three-month national debate and lobbying from all over the world, a parliamentary committee in Iceland has shelved a...
Thanos inherits the mantle of Paul Ehrlich
Personally, I'm not a big fan of super-hero films. I get a bit tired of the wisecracks and the fake explosions and crumbling buildings. But...
104-year-old Australian scientist boards plane for Swiss suicide clinic
In a case which has attracted world-wide attention, a 104-year-old Australian scientist has boarded a plane which will take him to Switzerland to die at...
Warnock reminisces about her famous report on embryo experimentation
At 94, she is still going strong Baroness Mary Warnock, a distinguished Oxford ethicist, was the chair of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation...
Child removed from Britain’s oldest IVF parents
Social services found them unfit Britain’s oldest IVF parents have had their child removed by a government agency after they failed to meet minimum care...
German man forced to support IVF son created without his consent
Five years ago, a German couple, Karl and Inge, signed an agreement granting permission to an IVF clinic to create embryos with their frozen sperm...
In Brazil, patients risk everything for the ‘right to beauty’
In the U.S., if you want a face lift or a tummy tuck, it’s generally assumed that you’ll be paying out of pocket. Insurance will...
Dodgy death statistics in Flanders
“Die, my dear Doctor! That's the last thing I shall do,” said the 19th Century British foreign secretary Viscount Palmerston, not long before he slipped...
Wow! How many people are Flemish doctors REALLY euthanasing?
Only about 15% of cases are officially reported Only about 15% of euthanasia cases in the semi-autonomous region of Flanders, in Belgium, are being reported,...