Orlando massacre signals a public health crisis – AMA
The American Medical Association has labelled gun violence a “public health crisis” and called on congress to fund research into gun related crime. In the...
UN calls on Ireland to change abortion law
The United Nations Human Rights Committee says that Ireland’s abortion laws are a violation of human rights. The United Nations Human Rights Committee says that...
Strict new regulations following IVF deception
Australian IVF clinics will require donor recipients to be tested for pregnancy, following a case where a client deceived an IVF clinic about the outcome...
Interview: ‘democratic deliberation’ and bioethics
Recently we spoke with COL Nelson L. Michael about bioethical deliberation in an age of rapid social and scientific change. With an election round the...
IVF boom in China following one-child backflip
Scores of older couples in China are turning to IVF to have a second child. After the Chinese government’s abandonment of the one-child policy, scores...
Australian IVF under fire for conflict of interest and misleading advertising
IVF companies in Australia have come under fire following a Four Corners investigation. IVF companies in Australia have come under fire following a Four Corners...
Disability backlash to pro-euthanasia film
Rom-com suggests that they are better off dead. A new film by English director Thea Sharrock, Me Before You, has been met with scathing...
French court green lights export of sperm to circumvent dead donor rule
Wife's lawyers call the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented”A French Court has ruled in favour of allowing a dead man’s sperm to be sent to a...
Enhancing the disadvantaged
A new edition of the American Journal of Bioethics explores the possibility of remedying social disadvantage through cognitive enhancement. A new edition of the American...
Big fallout from Little Sisters case
Commentators have clashed over the US Supreme Court’s decision not rule on the provision of contraceptives by conscientious objectors. Commentators have clashed over the US...
Patients don’t know their life is ending – new study
A new study by US researchers suggests that advanced cancer patients have a very poor understanding of their own condition. Doctors have clear ethical obligations...
Extreme beliefs often mistaken for insanity
A team of US researchers have challenged the view that criminals motivated by extreme views are mentally ill. Insanity can be a legitimate defence in...