After half an hour, it all feels totally normal in Hollywood
Hollywood tittle-tattle is not the most reliable source, but, like all tittle-tattle, it’s fascinating. Hollywood tittle-tattle is not the most reliable source, but, like all...
A new kind of diplomacy
Artificial insemination helped in the thaw in relations between Cuba and the US. Gerardo Hernandez and Adriana Pérez before the birth of their child. ...
PBS investigates Belgian euthanasia
This PBS video gives an insight into the issues and personalities behind Belgium’s euthanasia regime. This PBS video gives an insight into the issues and...
Mario Cuomo, bioethicist
A tough politician, he also influenced debates on abortion, the death penalty and euthanasia. Three-term New York governor Mario Cuomo was a skilled politician who...
Connecticut teen forced onto chemotherapy
Officials say that this is the only way to save her life; she and her mother contend that it is vile and intrusive. The state...
Euthanasia of convicted Belgian murderer cancelled
The Belgian justice minister has refused to allow convicted rapist Frank Van den Bleeken to undergo euthanasia. The 52-year-old convict is serving a life sentence...
German nurse may have killed 178 patients
A German male nurse has admitted to a psychiatrist that he gave lethal injections to show off his “excellent” resuscitation skills. A German male nurse...
Nitschke loses legal battle to practice as a doctor
Tribunal rules that his activities would undermine public confidence in the medical profession and pose a serious risk to public safety. Australian euthanasia activist Dr...
No contraception, no govt handouts, says Aussie politician
Make women responsible, says Gary Johns. A tragic murder in the Australian state of Queensland has provoked a controversial solution by a former Federal government...
Nihilism across the globe
Hi there, Happy New Year! We’re back – and it has been a sombre week. Apart from the murders in Paris by Islamic terrorists there...
Are chimpanzees persons?
The argument about non-human personhood has surfaced once again – this time in a New York State Supreme Court. The argument about non-human personhood has...
What did Udo Schuklenk really say about neonatal euthanasia?
Bioethicist Udo Schuklenk has come under fire following the publication of a conference paper in which he advocated neonatal euthanasia in certain extreme circumstances. Bioethicist...