A Rutgers law professor is protesting against unjust discrimination. Add paedophilia to the growing list of genetically-determined attractions, preferences and predispositions. In a New York...

Korea faces up to the biggest science fraud in decades. The only trailer for “Whistle Blower”, a just-released Korean feature film about the biggest fraud...

A study in the Journal of Medical Ethics claims that the US public is in favour of waiving the dead donor rule in certain circumstances....

A new book published by best-selling author Atul Gawande presents a strident criticism of aged and palliative care in the US. A new book published...

A young terminally ill woman in the US has reignited assisted suicide debate by publishing a video online describing her plans to take her own...

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Dr Philip Nitschke, Australia’s leading advocate for euthanasia and assisted suicide, was recently suspended (but not deregistered) after his involvement in the suicide of a...

With India and Thailand, the destination of choice for people seeking surrogate mothers, closing their doors to foreigners, where has the market gone? Surrogate mothers...

You cannot possibly improve on this headline: “With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce”. You cannot possibly improve on this headline:...

The unexpected death of American comedienne Joan Rivers may have been an example of the baneful effects of the “VIP syndrome”. The unexpected death of...