Dutch court rules patients with advanced dementia can be euthanised
Patients need not be competent to be euthanised. The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has ruled that patients with advanced dementia can be euthanised, in...
Three political philosophies, and how they apply to the coronavirus pandemic
Ethics is proving increasingly relevant to the coronavirus crisis. As the coronavirus pandemic escalates, countries are facing increasingly complex ethical decisions in their bid to...
Should we ban wet markets?
Commentators say wet-markets are unethical and a danger to humanity. As the coronavirus pandemic escalates in Europe and North America, calls are growing for the...
US ethicists issue utilitarian manifesto for coronavirus rationing
Above all, we should maximise benefits. As the US braces itself for an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases, several US doctors and ethicists have published...
Should we sacrifice older people to save the economy?
A senior republican politician is ready to sacrifice himself. A senior Republican politician from Texas sparked a media firestorm this week after suggesting that older...
Prison advocates call for decarceration during pandemic
Prison populations are at great risk from the outbreak. Lawyers and prison advocates around the world are calling for the release of low-risk prisoners as...
Coronavirus and the ethics of home isolation
Staying at home can be ethically complicated. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe have been forced to isolate themselves at home in the...
Will AI make healthcare more human?
Health analysts have mixed opinions. One of the biggest developments in medicine in recent years has been the application of AI technology to healthcare practice....
Victoria releases first euthanasia implementation report
The number of deaths is higher than predicted. The panel charged with montoring the implementation of Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation has released its...
China slammed for lack of transparency on coronavirus
Chinese authorities stand accused of a coronavirus cover-up. The world has watched in horror in recent days as the coronavirus rapidly spreads throughout China. The...
Sperm donation from deceased donors should be permitted, ethicists say
A new JME article makes the case for harvesting sperm from dead donors. Scientists should be allowed to harvest sperm from dead donors, according to...
Canadian hospice could be defunded because it opposes euthanasia
A small hospice in British Columbia may lose funding over its MAiD policy. A small hospice in British Columbia risks losing public funding over its...