UK may open its first body farm
Police and scientists want to study the decomposition of bodies ABC News / Anna Zhu The British government is considering opening up a “body farm” to...
Let’s think about robot rights now
Robots could attain an animal level of consciousness Two of the most common pieces of bioethical advice are: The ethics always lags behind the science...
Pressure building to abolish the dead donor rule
Now that euthanasia is legal in Canada, transplant opportunities arise Food shortages in the 1973 film Soylent Green An American critical care expert says...
Older women’s desire for children exploited by some IVF clinics, says HFEA head
Aggressive sales tactics are used to sell treatment Women over 40 with little hope of conceiving a baby are being exploited by greedy IVF clinics,...
When is dead really dead? Study on pig brains reinforces that death is a vast gray area
Historic accounts of decapitated bodies vividly describe decapitated bodies taking a few steps or even running. For the longest time, “death” used to be when...
Legal, yes, but not safe and rare
The latest figures for euthanasia deaths in Canada have just been published. Allowing for some deficiencies in the data, an astonishing 1.12% of deaths are...
At least 1.12% of deaths in Canada are due to euthanasia
The latest figures show that about 3,000 dies in 2018 According to the latest figures, about 3,000 Canadians were euthanised in 2018. According to the...
Does transgender medicine for kids need more bioethical scrutiny?
Experts complain that data is lacking Interest in transgender medicine is growing rapidly – “at an incredible rate”, according to Karen Parker, director of the...
Trans people should not have to ask doctors for permission, says activist
Abortion rights offer a good analogy for the trans experience Doctors should not act as a gateway for people wanting to transition to the opposite...
UK cosmetic clinics to screen clients for mental health issues
“A major step forward”, says NHS medical director Cosmetic clinics in the UK are to begin assessing clients for mental health problems. Doctors fear that...
UAE woman wakes up after 27 years
Brain-damaged woman suddenly becomes capable of interacting Munira Abdulla at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi / The National A woman from the United Arab Emirates...
Death of sperm donor anonymity
Only 2% of population needs to be screened to identify someone from Donor Sibling Registry Sperm donor anonymity is dead, according to a campaigner for...