New euthanasia lobby group launched in Australia
Andrew Denton has launched a new campaign for assisted dying in Australia. Influential Australian journalist Andrew Denton has launched a new campaign for assisted dying...
Untested stem cell treatments in Australia
Australia has seen a sharp rise in the use of unproven stem cell treatments. Australia has seen a sharp rise in the use of unproven...
Down Syndrome test may lead to a rise in termination
A safer and more accurate screening test for Down Syndrome is set to become available on the UK’s NHS. A safer and more accurate screening...
California grants assisted suicide to disabled, but not to prisoners
California wants to prohibit prisoners from receiving “aid in dying”. Following the legalisation of assisted suicide in California, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)...
Diversity, disability and eugenics: an interview with Rob Sparrow
In a provocative interview with BioEdge, influential bioethicist and philosopher Rob Sparrow discusses various current controversies in bioethics. Australian bioethicist Rob Sparrow has written extensively...
Doping and Rio#1: artificial enhancement?
The Brazil Olympics has stimulated spirited discussion about human enhancement and the ethics of doping. The advent of the Brazil Olympics has stimulated spirited discussion...
Doping and Rio#2: game theory
Does game theory provide us with a justification for banning doping? Some argue for a ban on doping on the basis of an appeal to...
New documentary on organ harvesting
A new American documentary claims to provide damning evidence of China's force harvesting of organs. A new American documentary claims to provide damning evidence...
What does Brexit mean for bioethics?
Brexit may lead to significant changes in biomedical policy in the UK It is tempting to provide an alarmist answer to this question. Yet it...
The bioethics of Australia’s immigration detention policies
Australia’s asylum seeker policies have been subject to intense international scrutiny – even in the world of bioethics. Australia’s asylum seeker policies have been subject...
UK Parliament to study freedom of conscience for doctors over abortions
A new UK Parliamentary Inquiry into conscientious objection was launched this month. A new UK Parliamentary Inquiry into conscientious objection was launched this month, focusing...
The ‘joy’ of fathering 22 donor kids
The American tabloid media was abuzz this week with news that a New York Mathematics Professor had fathered 22 children through informal sperm donation. The...