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...
South Australian chooses ‘assisted dying’ rather than living in a bureaucratic morass
A 62-year-old South Australian man chose euthanasia because he found navigating the bureaucracy for end-of-life care too complicated and stressful. Jim Mills was a railway...
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...
Japanese court says that transgender sterilization is unconstitutional
A family court in Japan has declared unconstitutional a requirement for transgender individuals be sterilised before changing their legal gender. The legal battle began in...
French experts reject euthanasia proposal
Six French philosophers, doctors and psychologists have published an open letter in L’Obs, a leading weekly news magazine, expressing their concerns about proposals for legalizing...
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...
Accidents do happen in legal assisted suicide
What happens if you attend your buddy’s assisted suicide end-of-life celebration and have an exploratory sip of his lethal prescription? Well, you might die. A...
Danish ethicists advise their government not to legalise euthanasia
The Danish Council on Ethics has advised Denmark’s parliament against legalising euthanasia. A report endorsed by 16 of the council’s 17 members concluded that it...
Significant gaps in information about Oregon’s benchmark assisted dying law
Around the world, lobbyists for legalising physician-assisted suicide (PAS) use Oregon as an example of safe, successful, and carefully drafted legislation. Every year the state...
Italy is cracking down on surrogacy
The Italian government is cracking down on both commercial and altruistic surrogacy, dismaying many gay couples. According to a feature in the Wall Street Journal,...
Plato didn’t think that parents mattered. These academics don’t, either
In Book V of The Republic, Plato outlines a utopian vision for raising children. They will be taken from their mothers and raised communally by...
Canadian police refuse to prosecute doctor who sterilized Inuit woman without consent
Canadian police have declined to lay criminal charges against a doctor who sterilised an Inuit woman in Yellowknife without her consent. In 2019 Dr Andrew...