May doctors refuse IVF to LGBT individuals?
Is it only Christians who take refuge in conscientious objection? Rows over conscientious objection, at least in the Anglosphere, have revolved around reproductive rights and...
The weaponisation of healthcare – a worldwide phenomenon
A new report says the international community must take action. A new report from the NGO Safeguarding Health in Conflict warns of worsening attacks on...
Concern mounts over biohacking “stunts”
The death of a well-known biohacker has sparked a debate about regulation. The biohacking movement has come under increased scrutiny after the death of one...
Legitimacy and healthcare policy
Do we all have to agree on bioethics policies for them to be legitimate?Do we all have to agree on bioethics policies for them to...
May prisoners be used in clinical research?
Shusaku Endo may be the greatest Japanese novelist who didn’t win the Nobel Prize. He is best known in the West for his novel Silence,...
Is salt bad for you? Let’s feed prisoners low-salt food and see
Researchers enter fraught area of clinical research A group of medical researchers has proposed a clinical trial in American prisons to test whether too much...
Guernsey rejects assisted suicide
Back door closed for right-to-die methods in the United Kingdom A back door to assisted suicide and euthanasia in the United Kingdom has been closed....
US states could use nitrogen to execute prisoners
If it works for underground assisted suicide networks, why not in prisons? Underground methods of illegal assisted suicide could be used as a model for...
Nuffield Council releases study of AI in healthcare
Serious ethical issues emerge AI in healthcare is developing rapidly, with many applications currently in use or in development in the UK and worldwide. The...
California judge overturns assisted suicide
Lawmakers are planning an appeal. A California judge has sparked uproar after ruling that the state’s assisted suicide law was unconstitutional. On Tuesday, Judge Daniel...
Vote narrows as Ireland’s abortion referendum approaches
The "repeal" vote has a commanding lead, but the result is not a forgone conclusion. Tensions are rising as Ireland’s 25th of May abortion referendum...
What should a doctor do when a loved one is ill?
It's more complicated than just not treating your child. The American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics strongly cautions doctors against treating themselves or family...