Bioethics on Capitol Hill: a $5 million surrogacy?
A bad hair day for pro-life politicians in Congress One of the quirkier stories bobbing in the flood of “inappropriate behaviour” in media HQs, Hollywood...
Hormonal contraception boosts risk for breast cancer in Danish study
20% higher among women who are currently using or have recently used them Women who use hormonal contraception face a small but significant increase in...
Euthanasia is only for doctors, say Dutch prosecutors
After nearly 10 years, a tragic case may be drawing to a closeAlbert Heringa at his trial in 2015 A 75-year-old Dutch man who helped...
Ethical standards urgently needed for neurotechnology, say researchers and ethicists
Otherwise we might end up as puppies for AI, as Elon Musk has warnedA group of researchers and ethicists delivered a warning in Nature in...
How long should women’s eggs remain frozen for social purposes?
10 years or 55 years? The British Fertility Society has recommended that the time limit on freezing eggs for social reasons be changed from 10...
After 70 years, lessons from the Nuremberg Code
The medical profession must remain ever vigilant Karl Brandt, Hitler's personal doctor, on trial at Nuremberg On August 20, 1947, an international tribunal which investigated...
‘Do not resuscitate’ tattoos. Rohingya and population control
Unlike issues such as euthanasia or stem cell research, the bioethics of tattoos is not highly developed. However, it presents its own challenges and complexities....
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If you get a ‘do not resuscitate’ tattoo, will doctors pay attention?
Not necessarily, but ask an ethics committeeDoctors at a Florida hospital’s emergency department were startled to discover the words “do not resuscitate”, together with a...
Rohingya face population control pressure on both sides of the border
Bangladesh is trying to sell the refugees on the virtues of contraceptionOne strand in the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims by the Myanmar government is...
Some Canadian doctors are refusing to treat attempted suicides
Opposed by the Quebec College of PhysiciansCanada’s new euthanasia laws are perplexing doctors who have to deal with suicide attempts. According to the National Post,...
Should doctors comply with all patient requests?
If they want to maximise their compensation, perhaps the answer is Yes. American doctors are increasingly being paid according to patient satisfaction. According to a...