Nurse charged with eight counts of murder
A 49 year-old Canadian former nurse has been charged with the murder of 8 elderly nursing home residents. A 49 year-old Canadian former nurse...
Lying is a slippery slope, says new study in Nature Neuroscience
Telling small lies may encourage us to tell bigger lies in future. Telling small lies desensitises our brains to the associated negative emotions and may...
What if we could make eggs and sperm from skin cells?
Japan researchers have created gametes from the skin cells of mice. Same-sex couples are currently unable to have children with genetic material from both parents....
Clinton v. Trump on Roe v. Wade
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have traded blows over abortion, in what was perhaps the clearest statement yet of each candidate’s position. Hillary Clinton and...
European regulator to release all data from clinical trials
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will now publish all clinical trials data. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently implementing a policy of publishing all...
Does IVF actually work for women over 40?
Miriam Zoll says that the technology has not worked for 20 million women Critics of the IVF industry in the US have attacked “misleading” marketing...
Abortion debate continues in Poland
The head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has vowed to continue his fight to ban abortion The head of Poland’s ruling Law...
Desperate times call for … rationing conscience
Ever thought of conscience as a 'resource' to be 'rationed'? Bioethicists often look to the so-called ‘military analogy’ to understand conscientious objection in healthcare. Yet...
Echoes of California in Australian euthanasia campaign
pro-euthanasia lobbyists in Australia have enlisted the support of terminally ill patients. The campaign for assisted dying in Australia has intensified, with pro-euthanasia lobbyists enlisting...
Cotard’s Syndrome and bioethics
What if a patient thinks they are already dead? Bioethicists spend a lot of time writing about patients who want to die. But what about...
The Netherlands, compulsory contraception, and reverse democracy
Rotterdam City Council wants to administer compulsory contraception for “vulnerable women”, saying that birth control is a form of “child protection”. Rotterdam City Council wants...
DC debates euthanasia
The Council of the District of Columbia is set to debate euthanasia legislation later this month. The Council of the District of Columbia is set...