Disabled women are still being sterilized in Europe
Sterilization of the mentally disabled continues in Europe, despite laws, treaties, and medical protocols, according to a special investigation by the New York Times. “So...
Canadian police refuse to prosecute doctor who sterilized Inuit woman without consent
Canadian police have declined to lay criminal charges against a doctor who sterilised an Inuit woman in Yellowknife without her consent. In 2019 Dr Andrew...
Greenland women demand compensation for forced contraception
Greenland women who lost their ability to bear children because Danish doctors secretly inserted IUDs in the 1960s and 1970s are suing for immediate compensation....
British teen dies after doctors refuse her request for experimental treatment
ST, the 19-year-old woman at the centre of a dispute about mental competence and healthcare in Britain, has died of heart failure. As reported in...
Unauthorised pelvic exams continue in American hospitals
Unauthorised pelvic exams are still being carried out on women as part of medical education in the United States. In 2020 the New York Times...
Re-examining autonomy
The buzzword cutting through the noisy controversy over the US Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade is “reproductive autonomy”. This is raised on a...
Slovakia apologies for decades of forced sterilisations of Roma women
The government of Slovakia has made a formal apology to thousands of Roma [Gypsy] women who had been forcibly sterilized over several decades. The government's...
Can ‘assisted dying’ ever be fully autonomous?
Respect for autonomy, even more than fear of pain, is the fundamental reason why the argument for “assisted dying” has been so powerful. But will...
Danish ethicist opposes euthanasia in BMJ
A former chair of the Danish Council of Ethics has published a broadside on legalised euthanasia in The BMJ. Ole Hartling, a doctor, author and...