Top employment strategies for discouraging conscientious objection
In a recent Journal of Medical Ethics article, controversial bioethicist Francesca Minerva argues for limiting the number of conscientious objectors in Italian hospitals.In a response...
Assisted suicide for the old but healthy
Swiss assisted suicide provider Exit has officially sanctioned assisted suicide on the grounds of old age. Swiss assisted suicide provider Exit has officially sanctioned...
The curious world of surrogacy #1: ‘I want to keep my baby’
A surrogate mother in the UK has received international media attention after she decided mid-pregnancy that she wants to ‘keep her baby’. A surrogate mother...
The curious world of surrogacy #2: ‘I won’t stop until my womb falls out’
A Surrogate mother in UK says she is ‘addicted’ to pregnancy, after giving birth to three surrogate children in two years. A Surrogate mother in...
One can always say ‘no’
What role do genes and the wiring of the brain play in criminal action? A new study from researchers in the Netherlands offers a first-person...
The ethics of preimplantation diagnosis
A new article in the Journal of Medical Ethics argues that preimplantation genetic diagnosis can be morally obligatory in some cases. The author suggests we...
Spanish university’s Gallery of Horrors
Spain's number one university has been slammed for mistreating cadavers donated for medical research. Hundreds of bodies were piled on top of each other in...
Man declared dead makes amazing recovery
A car crash victim who doctors thought had no chance of survival has made an amazing recovery. In 2011 Sam Schmid was involved in a...
What’s the big deal with artificial intelligence?
Stephen Hawking recently wrote an article warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence. Nobody seemed too concerned. Stephen Hawking recently co-authored an article in the...
‘Treat researchers with contempt’: new animal rights advert
A new animal rights advertisement has sparked controversy in Germany. It vilifies an animal physiology researcher from the University of Bremen, and calls upon the...
The ethics and science of prenatal testing for autism
Leading researcher Simon Baron-Cohen believes that significant obstacles, both scientific and ethical, remain before we can undertake prenatal testing for autism. Prenatal testing for autism...
Syrian government “systematically targets” medical personnel
The Syrian government has been systematically targeting medical personnel, according to a damning new report. In September last year BioEdge reported that combatants in Syria...