India restricts access to surrogate mothers
The Indian government has introduced strict new laws that will prohibit foreigners from commissioning Indian women to bear their children. Suzanne Lee / Panos London...
UK doctor suspended for three months over abortion
A British GP caught in a newspaper sting suspended for three months after authorising a sex-selective abortion. Dr Palaniappan Rajmohan A British doctor at...
The case for expanding physician-assisted death to psychiatric cases
Bioethicist Bonnie Steinbock suggests assisted death for psychiatric cases is the logical consequence of current euthanasia legislation. Recently there has been a flurry of articles...
China ends one-child policy
The Chinese government has finally abandoned its notorious one-child policy. After over 35 years of mass sterilization and forced abortion, the Chinese government has finally...
Belgian euthanasia doctor faces criminal charges
A doctor in Belgium could be charged with murder after euthanizing an 85-year-old woman suffering from depression. A doctor in Belgium could be charged with...
Mill, liberty and euthanasia
Would JS Mill have supported euthanasia? The voluntary euthanasia debate often remains at the level of emotion and rhetoric. In a recent article in Philosophy...
Interview: Daniel Callahan on communitarian bioethics
Daniel Callahan is one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary bioethics. Recently he spoke with BioEdge about the state of the discipline. Daniel Callahan...
Not enough doctors to staff Belgium’s euthanasia commission
Belgium’s Federal Evaluation and Control Commission for Euthanasia has lost its mandate after failing to find replacements for vacancies on its executive committee. Belgium’s Federal...
23andMe to resume supplying health data
US genetic testing company 23andMe has been given limited FDA approval to provide inherited disease profiles for customers. US genetic testing company 23andMe has been...
Sperm donor child ordered to develop relationship with father
The High Court of the UK has ordered a donor-conceived-girl to develop a relationship with her gay father – and his partner. The High Court...
Gender, genetic information and sport
Can a transgender man or woman compete in all-male or all-female teams? Recently there has been significant debate surrounding the clash between societal norms and...
Doctors must withdraw life support from twins – UK judge
A UK High Court has ruled that two severely intellectually disabled Iraqi twins must have their life support switched off, despite objection from their parents....