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...
Former deputy editor of BioEdge to head Sydney bioethics centre
The former deputy editor of BioEdge has been appointed director of a bioethics think tank in Australia. Dr Xavier Symons, who is currently a Postdoctoral...
The medical profession needs to reflect on the crimes of Nazi doctors, says The Lancet
Medical ethics education must be informed by a robust understanding of medicine’s role within the Nazi regime, according to a new report from The Lancet...
Is the ethics of animal liberation showing its age? Is Peter Singer a closet speciesist?
The Expanding Circle (1981) is one of Peter Singer’s best-known books. In it he argues that moral progress is marked by a gradual widening of...
The responsibility of bioethicists: the case study of Yemen
With the eyes of the world on the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, there have been relatively few observations from bioethicists. Some 1,400...
No people, no suffering — antinatalism at its best
“The darkness grew apace; a cold wind began to blow in freshening gusts from the east, and the showering white flakes in the air increased...
The ultimate taboo should not be stigmatized, says ethicist
There’s a good reason why the acronym LGBTQIZ+ has never caught on. As the anonymous author of an article in the most recent article in...
After Gaza, leading US bioethicist laments moral vacuum amongst students
A leading bioethicist, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, of the University of Pennsylvania, says that the war in Gaza has exposed a moral vacuum in American university...
Should animals have the right to vote?
Should animals have the right to vote? Yes, according to British lawyer and philosopher Ioan-Radu Motoarcă. In an article in Analysis, a journal hosted by...
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...