Bioethicist could be next head of FDA
Ezekiel Emanuel is being floated as the Biden Administration’s choice The name of controversial bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel is being floated as the Biden Administration’s choice...
Conscientious objection under fire
If you can invoke CO not to do abortions, why not appeal to CO to do them? Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia is a...
World Medical Association moots mandatory referral for abortion and euthanasia
It is revising the International Code of Medical Ethics The World Medical Association is revising the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME) to limit the...
Proposal to liberalise California’s assisted suicide law after only 5 years
SB 380 will also make it more difficult to be a conscientious objector In 2015 California became the fifth American state to enact law permitting...
An Irish doctor fails in attempt to be a conscientious objector to Covid-19 policies
GP suspended for openly flouting guidelines and questioning the science An Irish general practitioner who described the Covid-19 pandemic as a hoax, refused to refer...
Arkansas Senate passes expanded medical conscience law
Opposed by LGBTQ+ lobby The Arkansas Senate has passed Senate Bill 289, the "Medical Ethics and Diversity Act" which enlarges the scope for conscientious objection...
The Pope’s homeland, Argentina, has legalized abortion
It could have a domino effect on other Latin American countries Abortion activists celebrate in Buenos Aires After a marathon debate, on December 30, the...
European Parliament condemns Poland’s conservative stand on abortion
Resolution repeats the demands of protesters Europe is ganging up on Poland to get it to support legal abortion. On Thursday the European Parliament strongly...
Maltese doctors appeal for recognition of conscientious objection
They feel threatened by an anti-discrimination bill Valletta, Malta Malta may be small but political battles there are just as heated as everywhere else. The...
New Zealand legalises abortion
Permits abortion of the disabled and abortion for sex selection On Wednesday night, while 90% percent of the world was coming to grips with the...
Belgium could criminalise abortion protest
New bill seems difficult to reconcile with freedom of expression or conscience Belgian Federal Parliament / Palais de la Nation Once again, the Belgian parliament is...
Canadian hospice could be defunded because it opposes euthanasia
A small hospice in British Columbia may lose funding over its MAiD policy. A small hospice in British Columbia risks losing public funding over its...
