Belgian euthanased after botched sex-change operation
A Belgian has undergone euthanasia because of "unbearable psychological suffering" after a botched sex-change operation. Nathan Verhelst A Belgian has undergone euthanasia because of "unbearable...
Tasmania to vote on euthanasia
Following a public consultation earlier this year, the Labor Premier of the Australian state of Tasmania and the leader of the Greens Party have finally...
Should we legalize assisted suicide for prisoners?
Every so often we hear a call to make assisted suicide available to prisoners. The latest comes from a young British doctor and bioethicist, Christian...
Corruption the main issue in bioethics, says leading medical academic
Bioethical debate tends to focus on controversial medical procedures, such as genetic modification, IVF, euthanasia and abortion. The latest issue of the Indian Journal of...
Autistic boy “debarked” to prevent screaming
Controversy has arisen around a procedure performed on an American autistic boy to stop him screaming. At the request of his parents Kade Hanegraaf had...
Are we fated to fight?
With the increasing impact of evolutionary biology, deterministic explanations for human behavior are gaining more traction among scientists and in the media. One claim is...
Chinese couples using American surrogates to get residency
A new American import has become popular in mainland China - surrogate children born in the US. Wealthy Chinese couples are increasingly making use of...
The awful lesson of Thalidomide
The New York Times has taken a look at the awful history of Thalidomide, the drug which caused thousands of children around the world to...
Euthanasia rates in the Netherlands rise 13 percent in one year
New data from regional euthanasia regulatory committees indicate that euthanasia rates in the Netherlands rose 13% in the last year (to 4188). The slippery slope...
Australian man jailed for failing to help dying mother
A 26-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for neglecting his duties towards his dying motherA 26-year-old Australian man has been...
Hospitals and medical personnel targeted in Syrian conflict
Civilian medical care for is being targeted in Syria’s civil war.Dar Al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo Civilian medical care for is being targeted in Syria’s civil...
Stephen Hawking endorses assisted suicide
After 50 years of enduring motor neuron disease, physicist Stephen Hawking, 71, has endorsed assisted suicide -- for other people. After 50 years of enduring motor...