Why should we respect conscientious objectors?
As Canada prepares to legalise euthanasia, an influential bioethicist dismisses appeals to conscience A powerful debate over conscientious objection is brewing in Canada. The Canadian...
Where to publish your bioethics articles
Swedish blog lists most reputable journals Two Swedish bioethicists have compiled a list of the English-language bioethics journals which are “reputable, trustworthy and have real...
Summer school in bioethics
Manhattan NGO has organised two programs, in New York and Dubrovnik A Manhattan-based NGO, Global Bioethics Initiative (GBI), has organized two bioethics summer schools, one...
Doing the right thing by transgender kids is not easy
A US$5.7 million study begins soon amidst ethical uncertainties A US$5.7 million study of the long-term outcomes of medical treatment for transgender youth begins recruiting...
The unsettled status of conscientious objection in the UK
The BMA's restrictive position may not be defensible What are the rights of doctors who have a conscientious objection to certain procedures in the United...
Brazilian bioethicist murdered
Antonio Moser was a distinguished Catholic scholar Although their field deals with immensely controversial life-and-death topics, most bioethicists do not die a violent death. However,...
World Medical Association to revise ‘Hippocratic Oath”
After 70 years, have a physician's obligations changed? It’s time to update the modern Hippocratic Oath, says the World Medical Association, a global organization of...
Edinburgh to host world bioethics conference
In the city of the Scottish Enlightenment Edinburgh is the venue for 2016 world congress of the International Association of Bioethics, whose theme is “Individuals,...
Pope sets out his bioethics priorities
Care for the environment heads the list. Sentences with the two words “Pope” and “bioethics” are normally accompanied by a “not”: prohibitions of therapies and...
The top tech ethical issues of 2016
From talking Barbie to CRISPRWhat will the top ethical dilemmas of technology be in 2016? The John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values...
Debate begins over ethics of genetic editing
The same issues as the fight over embryonic stem cells At the heart of the debate over the use of CRISPR technology for gene-editing is...
Doin’ what comes natur’lly
Nuffield Council on Bioethics releases report on "naturalness" A new medical technology encounters the most resistance when Joe Bloggs thinks it is “unnatural”. If you...