Pennsylvania tightens abortion laws after exposure of horror clinic
Strict new abortion clinic laws are now in effect in Pensylvania, following the 2010 exposure of Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s infamous Women’s Medical Society abortion clinic....
Australian Senate condemns organ trafficking in China
Lobbying by Falun Gong, a quasi-religious movement banned in China, has scored a public relations coup in Australia. Lobbying by Falun Gong, a quasi-religious movement...
Suicide the leading cause of death for young Indian women
Is this related to sex-selective abortion? Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young women in India, a recent study has found. The study,...
North Dakota bans abortion after heartbeat is detected
Sure to lead to a Supreme Court challenge. Earlier this week North Dakota passed three radical abortion restriction laws, sparking a firestorm in the US...
A beautiful way to die. In Belgium, that is.
Euthanasia is being promoted in Belgium as a “beautiful” and positive way to die. Euthanasia is being promoted in Belgium as a “beautiful” and positive...
Bioethics from the developing world
A bioethicist from Sikkim, in India, Subrata Chattopadhyay, and two US colleagues make a good point in a recent issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry....
Peak US fertility association green-lights IVF for over-50s
In a little-noticed move, the leading body for US fertility clinics has given a green light to helping women over 50 to become pregnant. In...
Why wait until death for organ donation, asks Canadian bioethicist
More erosion of the dead donor rule in the latest issue of the Cambridge Journal of Healthcare Ethics. More erosion of the dead donor rule...
Questions hover over “brain death”, says US bioethicist
Is "brain death" really death? The leading opponent of defining death as the death of the brain is D. Alan Shewmon, a professor of paediatric...
Retired Scottish doctor admits assisting in suicides
A retired Scottish doctor has admitted in a newspaper interview that he supplied three patients with lethal medication so that they could end their lives....
Call for input from bioethicists from the developing world
Who are the gatekeepers in bioethics? Does editorial bias or institutional racism exist in leading bioethics journals? Who are the gatekeepers in bioethics? Does editorial...
Commission urges caution with child anthrax vaccinations
The threat of bioterrorism is terrifying thought, and the US government is set on minimizing any risk. But should they go as far as testing...