Swiss assisted suicide rates increased by 30% in 2015
Assisted suicide came close to eclipsing suicide as a cause of death. The rates of assisted suicide in Switzerland increased by 30% in 2015, bringing...
Euthanasia debate halted in Victoria after MP rushed to hospital
A Vic politician was rushed to hospital after a 26-hour debate. The bid to introduce euthanasia in Victoria is taking its toll on politicians, with...
Scientists grow skin to save Syrian boy’s life
Skin grown in a lab has been used to treat a boy with a life-threatening condition. Good news about stem cells! A group of scientists in...
Choice and non-choice in an organ market
Is the choice to sell organs a choice we want? Several ethicists have argued in favour of legalising the sale of human organs. Some claim...
Woman in minimally conscious state should be allowed to die – UK court
A British High Court judge has ruled that an elderly woman in minimally conscious state should have artificial feeding withdrawnA British High Court judge has...
Japanese grant residency to AI chatbot
A chatbot programmed to be a seven-year-old boy has been granted residency in Tokyo, Japan. Last week BioEdge reported that Saudi Arabia had become the...
New study casts doubt on effectiveness of euthanasia regulation in the Netherlands
“Strict”, “scrupulous” and “rigid”. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the regulation of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) in...
Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to a robot
The Middle-East nation garnered criticism after the announcement. Saudi Arabia garnered criticism and claims of hypocrisy this week after it became the first country in...
Victorian euthanasia bill one step closer to passing
The Victorian upper house continues to debate the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill. Victoria’s euthanasia bill has passed a major hurdle, with the upper house voting...
Is there any difference between euthanasia and palliated starvation?
VSED is ethically indistinguishable from assisted suicide, ethicists say. While euthanasia and assisted suicide are currently illegal in most countries, the practice of voluntarily stopping...
Vic euthanasia bill hangs in balance as World Medical Association intervenes
The international medical community is closely watching the debate in Victoria. The debate over euthanasia in the Victorian Upper House will be “mean” and “protracted”,...
Ectogenesis: the end of the abortion debate?
Will ectogenesis allow us to overcome pro-choice/pro-life divisions?Ectogenesis, or the gestation of fetus in an environment ex utero, was once an idea confined to the...