Assisted suicide laws in US must be less discriminatory, say bioethicists
California, like other American states, permits assisted suicide, but not euthanasia, and not assisted assisted suicide. Patients who want to die must administer the lethal...
Victoria’s euthanasia law: the more the better
The growing number of people dying in the Australian state of Victoria under its Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation gives confidence that the state is...
Canada has a dark past as a champion of eugenics for the disabled
Canada is acquiring a reputation for being the most progressive place on the planet for euthanasia. An article in the National Post by Tristin Hopper...
Denmark changes course on gender medicine for teens
Denmark is joining a cluster of northern European countries which have retreated from liberal guidelines on gender-affirmative medicine. Minister of Health Sophie Løhde told the...
Gender-affirming surgery sees ‘dramatic’ rise in US
Accurate statistics on transgender surgery are essential, especially when a number of American states have passed or will pass bans for minors. A study of...
Why not voluntary lawyer-assisted dying?
At an earlier stage in the debate over assisted dying, a critic wrote that it was incompatible with a physician’s Hippocratic Oath. If the public...
South Australian prisoner will die through ‘voluntary assisted dying’
“Voluntary Assisted Dying” commenced in South Australia on January 31. The latest available figures show that 39 people have already taken advantage of the new...
Should uterus transplants for transwomen get insurance cover?
Insurance cover in the United States for contraception, abortion, and transgender procedures is controversial, especially if private insurers are responsible. Cases have gone all the...
Care robots seem inevitable. What stops societies from using them?
The inexorable approach of demographic winter raises many questions, but none so important as how the elderly will be cared for. Globally, the number of...
‘Not nice Lucy’: the fun-loving nurse who is modern Britain’s worst baby killer
English neonatal nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others. The attacks took place between June...
Greece rocked by surrogacy scandal
Greece is one of the few countries where commercial surrogacy is legal for international clients. But the country has been rocked by a huge scandal...
US court ruling on abortion pill sparks concerns about FDA approvals
In a significant ruling on medication abortion in the United States last week, a three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...