Germanwings pilot had seen 41 doctors in 5 years
Further revelations have raised questions about medical confidentiality. Further revelations about the co-pilot of the Germanwings crash in which 150 people died have raised questions...
Looking back: Daniel Callahan
One of the grand old men of American bioethics, he is a reminder of a broader and more communitarian view. The dominant view of bioethics...
A “mercy killing” outside the law
What message will legalisation send to unbalanced people? One issue that seldom surfaces in discussions about the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia is the...
German parliament to debate assisted suicide
Two bills authorising assisted suicide have been presented to the Bundestag. Two bills authorising assisted suicide have been presented to the German Parliament ahead of...
So much falseness in the world
As a journalist, I tend to be impatient with fussy terminological precision, a character flaw which occasionally raises the hackles of readers with more exacting...
Surrogacy law a child of our times
A British lawyer has slammed Britain’s “inhumane surrogacy laws A British lawyer has slammed Britain’s “inhumane surrogacy laws”, following a decision in the High Court...
The bioethics of genetic diversity
The latest issue of the American Journal of Bioethics examines the topic of new reproductive technologies and genetic diversity. The latest issue of the American...
How can we combat science fraud?
A recent NY Times editorial has sparked heated debate about fraud in academia. A recent editorial in the New York Times raised the question of...
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner. Assisted suicide in California
The big story in the tabloids this week was the transformation of Bruce Jenner, decathlon gold medalist and reality TV star, into Caitlyn Jenner. When...
California moves closer to passing assisted suicide bill
A bill passed in the State Senate by a vote of 23 to 14.California Senate California is now one step closer to legalising assisted...
The other California girl in a video about assisted suicide
After Brittany Maynard comes Stephanie Packer. But she wants to live. Brittany Maynard’s story continues to reverberate in California’s debate about assisted suicide. However, opponents...
Belgian euthanasia under fire again
Belgians should be alarmed by the deliberate shortening of lives of some patients without their explicit voluntary request. A leading academic has published a stinging...