Fighting over Brittany’s legacy
Husband and mother at loggerheads over her story in the media. Brittany Maynard's mother, Deborah Ziegler, and her husband, Dan Diaz, at a memorial service...
A woman on borrowed time opposes California’s assisted suicide
Stephanie Packer found that a lethal barbiturate was less expensive than the drugs she needed Stephanie Packer is a 33-year-old Californian woman with a terminal...
Power to the patient: new UK consent regulations
The Royal College of Surgeons has tightened its guidelines on informed consent procedures. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned its members of a...
Nurse charged with eight counts of murder
A 49 year-old Canadian former nurse has been charged with the murder of 8 elderly nursing home residents. A 49 year-old Canadian former nurse...
Lying is a slippery slope, says new study in Nature Neuroscience
Telling small lies may encourage us to tell bigger lies in future. Telling small lies desensitises our brains to the associated negative emotions and may...
We goofed. Sorry
We goofed and we're eating humble pie. Wednesday, October 19, was World Bioethics Day. I'm afraid that it passed unnoticed at BioEdge, perhaps because every...
What if we could make eggs and sperm from skin cells?
Japan researchers have created gametes from the skin cells of mice. Same-sex couples are currently unable to have children with genetic material from both parents....
Clinton v. Trump on Roe v. Wade
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have traded blows over abortion, in what was perhaps the clearest statement yet of each candidate’s position. Hillary Clinton and...
I’m glad I’m part Neanderthal
More unexpected consequences Do-it-yourself genetic testing with 23andMe.com can be useful for discovering susceptibilities to genetic diseases and for research into ancestry. What no one...
Words matter in assisted suicide
UK society changes its name Another euthanasia lobby group has rebranded itself. SOARS, The Society for Old Age Rational Suicide, a lobby group based in...
Indonesian President adamant on chemical castration policy
But doctors say that it is unethical to cooperate Indonesian President Joko Widodo has told the BBC that his new policy of chemical castration could...
Norway to allow foetal reduction of multiple births
Fears of abortion tourism from Denmark and Sweden Norwegian health officials have ruled that not only is foetal reduction legal for residents, but that women...