New monument in Berlin for victims of Nazi euthanasia program
Work has begun on a monument in Berlin to commemorate the 200,000 disabled people killed under Hitler's euthanasia program during WWII. Work has begun on...
Why is sperm donation so funny? Or is it?
At Thanksgiving comes the latest instalment, Delivery Man. “Not just bad, but weirdly, fascinatingly bad,” was the judgement of the Globe and Mail about one...
“Alka-Seltzer” IVF possible for fraction of current price
Belgian IVF researchers claim that they can deliver IVF for 10 to 15% of the current cost of conventional programs. Belgian IVF researchers claim that...
The poetry of organ donation
National Transplant Week 2013 is drawing to a close in the United Kingdom -- here is a video and a poem. National Transplant Week 2013...
State of dying Mandela’s health disputed
Confusion over the significance of “persistent vegetative state” is in the headlines in South Africa, where former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela...
Whispering sweet nothings in commuters’ ears
Hi there, Here’s an advertising idea which needs a report from a consultant bioethicist. Sky Deutschland (part of News Corp, but not related to the...
France to vote on euthanasia later this year
French President François Hollande wants a national debate on euthanasia so that parliament can vote on it before the end of the year. French President...
Obesity now an American disease
The American Medical Association has declared that it will treat obesity as a disease, rather than as just a condition. The American Medical Association has...
Head transplants just a few million dollars away, neuroscientist claims
A British neuroscientist has spoken enthusiastically about the possibility of performing a head transplant for patients with debilitating illnesses. A scene from Mel Brooks's classic...
Outcry in America over prohibitive cost of birth
The cost of giving birth in the US is the highest of any industrialized nation A report by data analytics company Truven has revealed that...
Wales adopts policy of presumed consent to organ donation
Wales will be the first British region to adopt a policy of presumed consent for organ donation. Wales will be the first British region to...
Theology and bioethics 2: Pope Francis
The new Pope's first encyclical refers to abortion and euthanasia. The new head of the Catholic Church, Argentinian Pope Francis, released document on Friday about...