The morally messy world of international NGOs
When are they complicit in the actions of oppressors? The topic of complicity, or cooperation in evil, poses a particular problem for the utilitarian ethics...
Will Guernsey become a suicide haven as well as a tax haven?
Bill to be debated in the island’s Parliament in May Guernsey could be the first place in the British Isles to legalise assisted suicide. Better...
Daniel Callahan backs ‘slippery slope’ on assisted suicide
Leading US bioethicist fears for the future The idea of a slippery slope for euthanasia is mocked by supporters. But in a recent opinion piece...
A beautiful death
A recent US documentary recounts the story of an Oregon couple who committed suicide together in April 2017. The couple, Charlie and Francie Emerick, had...
Remembering Proposition 71
In 2004, Californian voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 71, a ballot initiative which created the US$3 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This was the apogee...
After 14 years, California’s stem cell agency finally gets a royalty cheque
But is it a good return on investment? Critics say No. Fourteen years after Californians voted an overwhelming Yes! to stem cell research, including human...
Should lesbian couples have access to mitochondrial replacement therapy?
It would allow their child to have two genetic mothers “Three parent babies!!!!” was a shock-horror headline across the world when the UK was debating...
Euthanasia performed on Canadian prisoner
Eight prisoners have applied for medical aid in dying A request by a Belgian prisoner for euthanasia made international headlines not too long ago, even...
Germline modification ‘would violate human dignity’
Enhancing future generations is profoundly dangerous Three members of the Centre for Genetics and Society, a California-based lobby group, have published a stern critique of germline...
Thailand needs bioethics
BioEdge is a bioethical gadfly, nipping and biting at what we perceive to be bad arguments and unhealthy developments. But the recent story about a...
Is the World Medical Association going to change on euthanasia?
FIAMC claims that the WMA is planning tacit support for euthanasiaEven though the legalisation of euthanasia has been gathering momentum around the world, the World...
What are bioethicists doing to stop gun violence?
With so much to offer about thinking through public health issues, American bioethicists have been silentAfter the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...