Theology and bioethics 1: Stanley Hauerwas
A leading American Protestant theologian has published an intriguing essay in the ABC (Australia) website about America’s distinctive brand of Christianity. Stanley Hauerwas, of Duke...
Spanish “angel of mercy” sentenced to 127 years for nursing home murders
A security guard in Girona, Spain, has been sentenced to 127 years and 6 months in prison for the murder of 11 elderly residents in...
UK approves three-parent babies
Hi there, This week’s decisions from the US Supreme Court on same-sex marriage could quickly lead to more bioethical dilemmas. As we pointed out last...
Don’t the Royals have a right to genetic privacy, too?
The London Times splashed the genetic heritage of Prince Harry and Prince William across their front page recently. The London Times splashed the genetic heritage...
Bring back the tie?
Did British medicine go down the gurgler after doctors stopped wearing ties?Did British medicine go down the gurgler after doctors stopped wearing ties? A comment...
Peering into the future of bioethics
The president of the International Association of Bioethics tackles sex-selective abortion. Is India’s highly skewed sex ratio right or wrong? This is the contentious issue...
Advance directives are often not honoured
Advance directives give peace of mind to patients and their loved ones because they can be sure that their health care wishes will be followed...
UK to allow research into three-parent embryos
The UK government has decided that it will allow the creation of three-parent embryos to prevent the births of children with mitochondrial diseases. The UK...
Another double euthanasia in Belgium
Another case of a loving couple choosing euthanasia so that they would not be separated has emerged in Belgium. Another case of a loving couple...
First-world problems 2: I’m really not into the whole “turbo-euthanasia” thing
Dr Sarah Van Laer, who has euthanased 28 patients since legalisation in 2002, complains bitterly to the Belgian newspaper De Standaard about the burdens of...
First-world problems 1: Belgian euthanasia doctors underpaid
How much should Belgian euthanasia doctors be paid? The Belgian parliament is currently debating whether or not to give children the right to euthanasia. But...
Force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay
Hi there, Sorry, it has been a busy weekend and I am afraid that this issue of the BioEdge newsletter is being sent out rather...