‘Ethics dumping’ taints organ transplant research
Expert demands that 400 papers be retracted In the Age of The Donald, “dumping” is amongst the vilest of epithets. Countries like China have driven,...
You’ve heard of the Wild East of bioethics? What about the Wild West?
Chinese bioethicists defend their country's reputationIn the wake of China’s gene-editing scandal, Chinese bioethicists have tried to correct mistaken impressions of an ethical “Wild East”...
Down from the ivory tower
Brazilian bioethicist complains that her life has been threatened A pro-abortion bioethicist from Brazil points out in Developing World Bioethics that in some countries, freedom...
Are plants intelligent?
If so, they might need an ethics guru In 2008, a Swiss ethics commission published a discussion paper which suggested that plants had “dignity” which...
‘Ah, look at all the lonely people’
The number of Eleanor Rigbys has reached epidemic proportions. How is bioethics responding? Loneliness is a serious, if unrecognised, public health problem. And not just...
Croatia debates conscientious objection for pharmacists
Case divides public opinion Rows over conscientious objection (CO) in medicine are not unique to the English-speaking world. This example comes from Croatia, where a...
‘Nature’ squarely behind trans rights
‘US government proposal for defining gender has no basis in science’ To no one’s surprise, the Trump Administration takes a dim view of transgender rights....
If God is dead, where does that leave bioethics?
A new edition of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy discusses the impact of secularism on bioethics. Religion had a significant influence on early bioethics...
Canadian MP tables bill to formalise MAiD conscience protections
The bill would make it an offence to coerce a healthcare professional into providing MAiD A Canadian MP has tabled a bill that seeks to...
“I object”: leading academic responds to criticisms of CO in health care
And so the debate continues. Earlier this month, BioEdge drew readers’ attention to the “Declaration in Support of Conscientious Objection in Health Care” published by...
Win for conscientious objection in Norway
Doctor who refused to insert IUDs vindicated Norway’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of conscientious objection and freedom of conscience for doctors. The Court...
Queensland decriminalises abortion
Bill passes easily, 51 to 41. Rally in Brisbane / Glenn Hunt AAP Queensland has become the latest Australian state to decriminalise abortion. On Wednesday...