Doctors need to preach against hate
Hate speech leads to poor public health Ideally, hate speech ought to be regulated to promote population health, according to an article in the Millbank...
Is there a human right to anaesthesia?
Another avenue to euthanasia It is widely agreed that pain relief is a basic human right. The non-binding Declaration of Montreal asserted in 2011 that...
Massachusetts woman sues over ‘lost’ embryo
She wanted a big family and is devastated A Massachusetts woman who was desperate for children is suing a hospital because its fertility clinic misplaced...
Croatians battle over conscientious objection and abortion
The number of abortions has declined dramatically Supporters and opponents of abortion in Croatia are at loggerheads over conscientious objection. One wants patients’ right to...
Advance for primate rights in Switzerland
Proposal for a referendum advances slowly through the courts Swiss supporters of animal rights are optimistic about the progress of a referendum on granting nonhuman...
Modern marriage in Nebraska. Hate and public health.
With hate crimes like the recent murders of 50 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, by a white nationalist, some bioethicists are asking whether bigotry is...
Is the campaign for euthanasia a byproduct of neoliberalism?
Perhaps there more to the euthanasia debate than individual autonomy.Debates about the ethics of euthanasia often centre on the issue of patient autonomy. One common...
Surgeons perform first kidney transplant from living HIV-positive donor
Doctors hope to increase the pool of organs and decrease HIV stigma. A team of surgeons at Johns Hopkins University Hospital have transplanted a kidney from...
‘I feel much younger than I look’
This is not an appropriate venue for a discussion of my age, but I think that most readers will sympathise with my occasional interest in...
If you can change your sex, why can’t you change your age?
Wouldn’t it stop ageism? You might recall the case of Emile Ratelband, a 69-year-old Dutch “positivity guru”, who hit upon a stunt which put him...
Are Western scientists crossing their fingers when they damn He Jiankui?
Two prominent genetic-engineering sceptics say Yes The rending of garments by horrified scientists after Chinese researcher He Jiankui announced that he had altered the germline...
We don’t want to pay for oldies, say Belgians
Anti-elderly sentiment stronger amongst Flemish According to reports in the Belgian media of a survey of attitudes towards health care, 40% of Belgians (more amongst...