‘Not nice Lucy’: the fun-loving nurse who is modern Britain’s worst baby killer
English neonatal nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others. The attacks took place between June...
Greece rocked by surrogacy scandal
Greece is one of the few countries where commercial surrogacy is legal for international clients. But the country has been rocked by a huge scandal...
US court ruling on abortion pill sparks concerns about FDA approvals
In a significant ruling on medication abortion in the United States last week, a three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
How scientists mould public opinion on controversial bioethical issues
One of the puzzling features of bioethics debates is how quickly the public changes its mind about controversial issues. This is particularly evident in discussions...
Nitschke gets US tax-deductible status for his suicide machines
Americans can now get a tax-deduction for promoting assisted suicide. The world’s best-known assisted suicide activist, Australia’s Philip Nitschke, has drawn the curtains on a...
Will Canadian doctors be forced to market euthanasia to their patients?
Canada is constantly working to increase the number of euthanasia deaths. The latest development is proposed guidelines which practically require doctors and nurse practitioners to...
Australia’s capital is on track to legalise euthanasia. But activists are already unhappy.
The government of the Australian Capital Territory plans to introduce legislation permitting voluntary assisted dying (VAD) later this year. The Minister for Human Rights, Tara...
Is the world’s most influential theory of medical ethics fit for purpose in analysing abortion and euthanasia?
As a word, principlism may be clumsy and unpronounceable, but as an explanation of medical ethics, it is supreme. The four principles of autonomy, beneficence,...
Extreme Barbie: cosmetic surgery to the max
Dolly and Daisy Simpson, 26-year-old twins from the English town of from Stockton-on-Tees are living, breathing Barbie dolls. If you are searching for gender stereotyping,...
Quebec euthanasia deaths the highest in the world
Euthanasia in Quebec has reached 7% of deaths, the highest in the world. Nonetheless, the head of the province’s Commission on End-of-Life Care, Dr Michel...
Singapore bans elective sperm freezing to protect consumer rights
In a recent amendment of regulations on assisted reproduction services, the Singapore Ministry of Health explicitly banned elective sperm freezing without a medical indication. This...
Voluntary castration becoming a gender choice
Are there ethical limits to what surgeons should be permitted to do in an age when gender affirmation surgery is permitted? Consider the underground cult...