Isle of Man moves closer to legalising ‘assisted dying’
The Isle of Man has taken a step closer to legalizing assisted dying. Seventeen members of the 24-member House of Keys, the island's parliament, approved...
Second recipient of genetically modified pig heart transplant dies
In a setback for the field of xenotransplantation, Lawrence Faucette, the second person in the world to receive a genetically modified pig heart transplant, died...
One in 25 deaths in Canada last year was due to euthanasia
In 2022, 13,241 Canadians died through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) – 4.1% of all deaths. Since euthanasia and assisted suicide were legalised in 2016,...
Another jurisdiction in Australia set to legalise ‘assisted dying’
The Australian Capital Territory, where the nation’s capital Canberra is located, is a self-governing jurisdiction with about 460,000 people. It is considering “voluntary assisted dying”...
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...
How should doctors react to the war in Gaza?
What are the responsibilities of physicians in the Israel-Hamas war? Joel Zivot, an associate professor of anesthesiology/surgery at Emory University and a senior fellow at...
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...
Israel’s disaster leads to requests for posthumous sperm retrieval
Hundreds of young men, both civilian and military, died in Hamas’s terror attack on Israel on October 7. Immediately afterwards, embryologists and IVF specialists reported...
Belgian 16-year-old girl is euthanised and donates organs
Minors can legally be euthanised in Belgium. But there have only been four cases. The latest is an unnamed 16-year-old girl with a brain tumour...
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...
NIH repudiates ableism in mission statement
The US National Institutes of Health has taken a stand against ableism, or discrimination against people with disabilities. It is planning to update its mission...