Italian nurse may have killed 38 nursing home patients
A 42-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested in the northern city of Lugo. A 42-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested over one death in a...
Swedes succeed in first womb transplant
Doctors at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, have delivered the first baby to have been gestated in a transplanted womb. Doctors at the University...
Swedish feminists condemn surrogacy
Swedish feminists have issued a policy paper condemning commercial surrogacy and calling for a government ban. Swedish feminists have issued a policy paper condemning commercial...
What do we do when biohazards are human?
Bioethicists are debating the ethics of quarantine as governments around the world move to contain the spread of Ebola. Bioethicists are debating the ethics of...
US officials try to hose down Ebola fears
As the Ebola outbreak grows in scale – with cases now reported in Spain and the US – experts are becoming increasingly concerned about public...
Assisted suicide debate resurfaces in Australian parliament
Australian politicians are testing the anti-euthanasia legalisation in Australia. Australian politicians are testing the anti-assisted suicide legalisation of the country. Greens Senator Richard Di Natale...
Bestiality to be banned in Denmark
Denmark plans to ban bestiality – a practice that has long been illegal in other European nations. Denmark plans to ban bestiality – a practice...
A cool, rational analysis of egg freezing
With egg freezing rapidly becoming a fashionable and convenient reproductive option, the Harvard Law review has published a circumspect article on the dangers of this...
OPINION: Egg freezing is a health risk
Responsible doctors should not be recommending egg freezing to perfectly healthy young women who have no medically indicated need. Responsible doctors should not be recommending...
A sleeping human rights issue: surrogacy
I was delighted to see the Nobel Peace Prize go to Malala Yousafzai, of Pakistan, for her work in advocating education for girls, and Kailash...
15% rise in Dutch euthanasia deaths
Euthanasia now represents over 3% of all Dutch deaths. Euthanasia cases in the Netherlands increased 15% in 2013 compared to 2012, according to the latest...
Argentine doctors on trial for baby theft under right-wing junta
Two doctors and a midwife are on trial for their role for adopting out babies and "disappearing" their mothers. Mothers of "los desaparecidos" protesting in...