Death penalty losing support in US
As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear evidence on botched executions in Oklahoma, the Pew Research Centre has released revealing new statistics on opinions...
Naturalism, but not as you know it
A new environmentalist movement believes in protecting all life -- "right down to the cellular level". It’s surprising when you encounter an ethical framework radically...
Non-human rights battle continues
A New York State judge has ordered Stony Brook University to justify its detention of two chimpanzees. A New York State Supreme Court judge has...
Primed for resignation
The scandal-ridden field of social priming research has taken yet another blow. The scandal-ridden field of social priming research has taken yet another blow. Leading...
German IVF mum to give birth to quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman has fallen pregnant via IVF to quadruplets. A 65-year-old German woman has fallen pregnant via IVF to quadruplets, to the surprise...
The complexities of brain death
An international consensus on brain death will be very difficult, say US neurologists. A forthcoming article in the journal Neurology provides insight into the complexities...
Kristján Kristjánsson on virtuous medical practice
Philosopher Kristján Kristjánsson recently spoke to BioEdge about the importance of virtue in medicine. Professor Kristján Kristjánsson is professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics...
After Germanwings: more psychological tests for pilots?
Following the recent Germanwings plane crash there have been calls to introduce intrusive psychological examinations for pilots. With French prosecutors saying that the Germanwings co-pilot...
The growing sperm bank industry
The international sperm bank industry is growing at a remarkable rate, analysts report. The sperm bank industry has been rapidly growing with profits to boot,...
Iran debates birth control restrictions
Iran's parliament is considering imposing major restrictions on the availability of birth control. Iran plans to introduce major restrictions on the availability of birth control...
In defence of state-mandated eugenics
A British sociologist thinks that state-run eugenics programs may be acceptable in the future. The notion of a state-organised eugenics programs is enough to unsettle...
The bioethics of Googling
When is it ethically acceptable to Google your patient? Is it ethical to Google your patients? A recent article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine examines this question,...