Is moral bioehancement even possible?
A new article in Bioethics criticises the moral bioenhancement debate as misguided and framed on gratuitous assumptions. The authors – Inmaculada de Melo-Martin (Cornell) and...
Israel debates assisted suicide
A ministerial committee has approved a bill which would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to Israeli citizens with less than six months to live....
Israel’s medical association condemns new force-feeding bill
The Israel Medical Association has announced its opposition to new bill that would legalize the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners. The bill, currently before the Knesset,...
Bioethicists debate as curtains close on Casey Kasem
The passing of disc jokey Casey Kasem has generated a remarkable volume of bioethical commentary. Artificial nutrition was withdrawn from an unconscious Kasem in light...
One Child Policy an attack on the common good – Chinese bioethicist
In a provocative new article in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, Chinese bioethicist Jing-Bao Nie attacks the one child-policy for having “a hugely negative...
The best kick of the World Cup
Hi there, Perhaps the most thrilling moment of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has already passed. Although most television stations missed it, a paraplegic...
Psychiatrist heaps fuel on fiery transgender debate
A leading psychiatrist, Dr Paul McHugh, has challenged the trend towards acceptance.Denee Mallon Denee Mallon is a 73-year-old Army veteran and male-to-female transsexual,...
The ethics of tracking Taliban detainees
Is it possible that the CIA may have “chipped” the detainees so that they can track them? Attaching chips to dementia patients is becoming a...
Assisted suicides in Washington state up by 43%
Legal assisted suicide deaths in Washington state rose by 43% in 2013, according to an official report. Legal assisted suicide deaths in Washington state rose...
Were Irish orphans of the 30s used in clinical trials?
Once again the Catholic Church in Ireland is in the middle of a media firestorm about past abuse, this time about clinical trials in the...
Investigation finds half of Down syndrome abortions missing from register
An investigation into terminations of Down's Syndrome foetuses in the UK has revealed that half of these abortions go unrecorded. The probe was conducted by...
Inducing death to give life – without patient consent
A new emergency procedure being trialled in a US hospital has bioethicists feeling nervous. A new emergency procedure being trialled in a US hospital has...