Transhumanist dreams
I don’t know whether it is due to reading too much science fiction or not reading enough, but I find it impossible to take the...
Is it possible for doctors to be neutral on physician-assisted suicide?
A large association of American doctors has adopted a position of 'engaged neutrality' Earlier this month the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) broke ranks...
Magna Carta for transhumanists
All sentient entities can rest easy'Bad King John' signs Magna Carta in 1215 The Magna Carta was the first in a long series of ancient...
Swiss doctors go head-to-head over liberal guidelines for assisted suicide
“Unbearable suffering” could be the new standard The Federation of Swiss Medical Doctors (FMH) has refused to include in its code of ethics new guidelines...
Retraction Watch launches a searchable database
A Japanese anaesthetist, Yoshitaka Fujii, holds the record for most papers retracted – 169 The blog Retraction Watch, supported by Science magazine, has launched a...
Public prosecutor drops case against Dutch euthanasia doctor
The RTE was concerned that the patient had not provided written consent. Prosecutors in the Netherlands have dropped a case against a physician who euthanised...
Trolley problems and autonomous vehicles: what does the public think?
Westerners are more likely to prioritise the young over the old. The “trolley problem” is a philosophical thought-experiment that has interested ethicists for over half...
Biohacking is becoming mainstream in Sweden
4000 Swedes have had ID chips inserted into their thumbs. The term “biohacking” was until recently associated with a fringe group of tech enthusiasts engaged...
“I object”: leading academic responds to criticisms of CO in health care
And so the debate continues. Earlier this month, BioEdge drew readers’ attention to the “Declaration in Support of Conscientious Objection in Health Care” published by...
Bioethics and American politics
The leading bioethics issue in American politics is, by far, abortion. But others have made an impact. The proper use of human embryonic stem cells...
US Senator discovers that she is at least 1/1024 Native American
Victim of Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ gibe takes genetic test Senator Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has her eyes on the White House. With the election...
Win for conscientious objection in Norway
Doctor who refused to insert IUDs vindicated Norway’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of conscientious objection and freedom of conscience for doctors. The Court...