Should we be more accepting of suicide in older adults?
Clinicians have different views. Suicide can be impulsive and precipitated by mental illness. But what about when an a healthy, older person makes a calm...
South Korean doctors “protest” new abortion regulations
Doctors in the country are refusing to perform abortions. Almost two thousand obstetrics and gynecology doctors in South Korea have protested tough new Ministry of...
Remembering the Unabomber
The Norwegian bioethicist Ole Martin Moen has published an unusual but intriguing article in the journal Bioethics. He analyses the arguments in the half-mad manifesto...
Does ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ exist?
And is it dangerous? Another ethical fight is brewing on the transgender front. Lisa Littman, of the Brown University School of Public Health, has published...
Dementia’s Catch-22
Should we honour advanced directives which instruct carers to dispatch people with dementia? People who fear living with dementia face a Catch-22 situation. When they...
The Economist hosts a debate on ‘assisted dying’
The world’s leading news magazine is still campaigning for the ‘right to die’ The Economist, the world’s most respected news magazine, is a staunch supporter...
Healthcare workers and the duty to treat Ebola patients
Is there a duty to treat patients with Ebola? Do healthcare workers have a duty to treat Ebola patients? This question has becoming more pressing...
Western Australia set to debate euthanasia
A government committee has recommended the introduction of euthanasia legislation. A joint select committee for the parliament of Western Australia has published a report recommending...
Banning killer robots
Robots don't get human dignity. A recent article in The Conversation by Harvard University law lecturer Bonnie Docherty argues that we should ban fully autonomous...
Japanese committee recommends no regulation for some gene editing
Switching off genes is different from adding them, say experts. A government committee in Japan has garnered criticism after recommending that certain forms of gene...
The dangers of selfies
It’s not an original thought, but with every amazing technological advance comes an unheard-of and very dangerous drawback. Smashing the atom gave us nuclear power...
Australian Senate votes down euthanasia bill
Australia's senate has rejected a bill that would have allowed territories to legalise PAS. Australia’s senate has voted down a bill that would have allowed...