Patient advocates often in cahoots with industry
They receive significant funding and industry reps sit on their boards Over the past few decades, hundreds of patient-advocacy organizations have emerged in the United...
MD stands for Massive Deception
Australian hospitals duped by fake doctor Most doctors work for years to achieve certifications, competence, money and social status. But as headlines in Australian newspapers...
Fears of Indian gendercide after fetuses found in sewer
Indian authorities have discovered 19 aborted fetuses dumped in plastic bags in the western state of Maharashtra. Indian authorities have discovered 19 aborted fetuses dumped in...
Canada passes genetic ‘anti-discrimination’ law
Canada has passed a new law that prevents corporations from demanding genetic information from potential employees or customers. Canada’s House of Commons has passed a controversial...
Assisted dying battle continues in US legislatures
Several jurisdictions are debating legislation that would ‘outlaw’ or ‘condemn’ euthanasia and assisted suicide. The battle over assisted dying is continuing in US legislatures, with...
The Philippines moves to reintroduce capital punishment
The Philippine House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill that would allow the execution of criminals. The Philippines has edged closer to...
Why newspapers publish ‘fake news’ about science
Articles reporting that old headlines are not true tend not to end up on the front page Rage over fake news is the fashionable complaint...
Parramatta enters the bioethics debate
Parramatta is just 20 minutes west of the BioEdge office. It’s not a city which has made a huge mark on the world, although not...
Is it ethical to refuse a patient surgery for body art?
An ethicist argues that conscientious objection is not morally acceptable. The “bioartist” Stelarc has an ear surgically implanted on his forearm. Like him, a number...
A halfway house in the conscientious objection debate
Conscientious objection? "We'll call it a draw", says one academic. Conscientious objection has come under fire recently, and several leading bioethics journals have published articles...
No case to answer in UK’s odd female genital mutilation imbroglio
How FGM overlaps with cosmetic surgery An unusual criminal investigation in London of high-profile doctors for female genital mutilation (FGM) has collapsed. FGM is usually...
Montana came SO close to closing the door to assisted suicide
The status quo remains unchanged The status of assisted suicide in the US state of Montana is curiously ambiguous. In 2009 the Montana Supreme Court...