Indian doctors snared by female extortionists
"Acts of an amorous nature" and medicine do not mix “Whatsoever house I may enter, my visit shall be for the convenience and advantage of...
‘The bioethics revolution is over’
Has the discipline become too boring? In the 1960s and 70s bioethics was “revolutionary”, bringing a new perspective to medical issues. However, as more and...
Ben Carson: the candidate from bioethics
Hardly anyone mentions the neurosurgeon's extensive experience in the controversial field of bioethics. During the George W. Bush administration, Ben Carson was a member of...
Bioethics and the reproducibility crisis
Are bioethicists a spineless lot?Nature / David Perkins According to the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel -- who is linked to bioethics through...
The Experimenter’s pessimism
A new film highlights the controversial experiments by Stanley Milgram Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments are so famous that that they have almost become a cliché,...
Interview: Daniel Callahan on communitarian bioethics
Daniel Callahan is one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary bioethics. Recently he spoke with BioEdge about the state of the discipline. Daniel Callahan...
Conscientious objection under fire in Canadian hearing aid case
Hindu lecturer declines to wear FM transmitter. An FM transmitter Most disputes over conscientious objection concern issues like abortion and euthanasia. However, a case...
Popping the bubble of objectivity
Several leading politically progressive social psychologists want more conservatives in their field Several leading liberal/progressive social psychologists have launched an initiative called Heterodox Academy to...
Ontario doctors squeezed on conscientious objection to assisted suicide
Protests over being forced to refer. The legalisation of physician-assisted suicide in Canada after February’s decision by the Supreme Court is starting to affect doctors....
Wanted: responsible bioethics journalism
Bad communication of research can have deadly consequences. The raucous debate over a 2012 article in the Journal of Medical Ethics “After birth abortion, why...
Has “conservative bioethics” failed?
A decade after the great stem cell debates, America is still "liberal" The hullabaloo over sting videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing the price of...
Disdain for bioethics ignites controversy
Steven Pinker's combative op-ed prompted many comments Harvard star performer and leading American public intellectual Steven Pinker has set the cat amongst the bioethicists. In...