Life sustaining treatment 1: withdrawal
Is withdrawal of life sustaining treatment killing? Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment is a common and more or less accepted procedure in end of life care....
Life sustaining treatment 2: A family perspective
Families are ambivalent and torn when contemplating the withdrawing life sustaining treatment. We have examined the underlying philosophy behind withdrawal of care, but some would...
Physician assisted death versus palliative care
Why wait for the perfect public health system? Arguments against physician assisted suicide and euthanasia often turn on a claim about the need prioritize the...
Creation: a product for the masses?
One San Francisco geek is set on 'democratising creation'. What if we could democratise creation? This may sound like a pretentious thought from a sci-fi...
US Supreme Court to debate the use of new three-drug execution method
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case on the constitutionality of a new execution method being used in Oklahoma...
China’s gender imbalance “most serious and prolonged in the world”
China's government has made its strongest statement yet about gender imbalance. China has by far the greatest gender imbalance of any nation in the world,...
Thailand to have ‘third gender’ in new constitution
Thailand is likely to recognize a third gender in its new constitution. Thailand is poised to recognise a third gender in its new constitution, with...
Don’t shoot the messenger
Should we always blame the journalist for poor science reporting? Perhaps not, according to a new BMJ study. Should we always blame the journalist for...
Are chimpanzees persons?
The argument about non-human personhood has surfaced once again – this time in a New York State Supreme Court. The argument about non-human personhood has...
What did Udo Schuklenk really say about neonatal euthanasia?
Bioethicist Udo Schuklenk has come under fire following the publication of a conference paper in which he advocated neonatal euthanasia in certain extreme circumstances. Bioethicist...
A transhumanist in conversation
Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan answers some tricky questions from his critics. Zoltan Istvan is an American writer, futurist and philosopher. He is also perhaps the best-known...
Thai parliament votes to ban the surrogacy trade
Thailand’s interim parliament has voted in support of a bill to ban commercial surrogacy in the country. Thailand’s interim parliament has voted in support of...