What is the limit for posthumous sperm donation?
A baby has been born in the United Kingdom from 26-year-old sperm. His 47-year-old father, Peter Hickles, describes it as a miracle. “ The fact that...
Mexico is the new Ukraine for the global surrogacy industry
“‘Rent My Womb’: Women Are Desperate to Become Surrogates in Mexico” is the headline in the on-line magazine Vice. The article below paints a frightening...
Belgium’s euthanasia law is unconstitutional, says high court. It’s not permissive enough.
Nearly 2,700 people were euthanised in Belgium in 2021, according to the official figures from the national euthanasia commission – an increase of 10% over...
UK steps back from ‘gender affirmation’ for ‘trans kids’
With only two weeks to go before the mid-term elections in the United States, President Joe Biden has come out swinging in favour of trans...
We can’t close our eyes to the existence of forced abortion
An overlooked angle on the abortion debate in the United States and elsewhere emerged in the European Court of Human Rights earlier this month. In...
Some American doctors avoid patients with disabilities
Many American doctors do not want to treat patients with disabilities, according to a revealing article in the journal Health Care. “Many physicians expressed explicit...
Japan could ban sperm donation for lesbians and single women
Sperm donation in Japan operates in a grey zone – neither forbidden nor regulated. But legislation is being written to change that. Based on guidelines...
Canadian man applies for euthanasia because he fears becoming homeless
A 54-year-old Canadian man has applied for euthanasia because he fears becoming homeless. Amir Farsoud, who lives in St Catharines, near Niagara Falls, is in...
The ‘dead donor rule’ takes another one on the chin
Another attack on the dead donor rule comes in this month’s Journal of Medical Ethics. Anthony P. Smith, a philosopher at the University of Utah,...
Bioethics needs to take loneliness seriously
The Covid pandemic has confirmed that loneliness is a major public health issue, especially in a world with shrinking families and a greying population. Numerous...
Will Ukraine permit surrogacy for LGBT couples?
You have to hand it to Ukrainians working in the surrogacy industry. Like their compatriots, invasion, bombardments, privations, and exile have not stopped them from...
Always hungry for more organs, transplant surgeons are exploiting — and illuminating — the different standards for determining death
Are you familiar with something called the “partial resurrection” procedure? That’s how MedPage Today referred to it in a recent article. You might suppose it...
