Medical students moonlighting as sex workers need support not judgement, says BMA
Another resolution was carried at the same BMA annual conference: that medical students moonlighting as sex workers should be shielded from censure by universities and...
China cracks down on cosmetic surgery to stop ‘appearance anxiety’
The Chinese government has been cracking down on conspicuous consumption and tall poppies in recent months. Billionaires have disappeared; movie stars have become unpersons; at...
What turns ordinary people into torturers?
Torturers are made, not born, researchers conclude Article 5 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “No one shall be subjected to...
Danish ethicist opposes euthanasia in BMJ
A former chair of the Danish Council of Ethics has published a broadside on legalised euthanasia in The BMJ. Ole Hartling, a doctor, author and...
Canada’s politicians go MIA in debate over conscientious objection for doctors
Conservatives decline to defend their own position Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia has emerged as an election issue in Canada’s 2021 federal election –...
Bioethicists joust over Canada’s ‘Medical Aid in Dying’
Journal of Medical Ethics features sparring views Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash The debate in Canada over euthanasia and assisted suicide – or,...
Queensland close to legalising euthanasia
Disputes over institutional conscientious objection City of Gold Coast, Queensland Legal euthanasia is drawing closer in the Australian state of Queensland. A committee has recommended...
British House of Lords debates plastinated bodies exhibitions
‘The commercial exploitation of body parts in all its forms is surely unethical and unsavoury’ A bill has been introduced into the British House of...
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...
A utilitarian’s Apocalypse?
What if extinction is the best option on offer? Gerard Butler sees extinction coming / 'Greenland' Australia’s most erudite columnist is probably Henry Ergas, an...
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...
Gift vouchers for egg freezing
What better present for over-30s? Here’s a quirky angle to the Covid pandemic – gift vouchers for egg freezing. OVA, an egg freezing c ompany...