When doctors are dictators
Hi there, Our lead story today is (I confess) a bit dated, but nonetheless important. It concerns a female gynaecologist and government minister in the...
Indian gynaecologist jailed for organising massacre of Muslims
One of the more fundamental and easily grasped obligations of the ethical obligations of a doctor is not to incite people to mass murder. However,...
Tasmania to liberalize abortion law
The Australian state of Tasmania is to liberalise its abortion law. The Australian state of Tasmania is to liberalise its abortion law. Health Minister Michelle...
Swiss healthcare worker posts images of corpse on Facebook
An unidentified aged care worker in Switzerland has been charged after posting pictures on Facebook sitting next to the corpse of an old woman. In...
UN report reframes bioethics as anti-torture ethic
A new United Nations report frames number of bioethical questions as issues of torture, giving a new twist to a number of controversial issues.A new...
Iron bars do not a prison make
The UK wants to ban prisoners from accessing government-funded fertility treatment while they are behind bars. The UK wants to ban prisoners from accessing government-funded...
Birth defects more likely in IVF children
Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are far more likely to have birth defects, according to an article in Human Reproduction Update.Children conceived using...
Surrogate refuses $10,000 to abort child
A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000 to abort their baby because it had major defects. A Connecticut couple offered their surrogate mother US$10,000...
Why does India still have “sterilization camps”?
Hi there, You may recall that in July last year, Melinda Gates, one of the world's richest women, and the British government, organised a family...
Sudanese doctors participate in punitive amputations
Credible sources in Sudan have reported that government doctors amputated a man’s right hand and left foot in Khartoum on February 14, in violation of...
Should 12-year-old Belgian kids be able to choose euthanasia?
Euthanasia is legal in Belgium under certain conditions, but not for minors, boys and girls under 18. Now the upper house of the Belgian parliament...
Israeli sperm donor wants his stuff back
A fascinating case is unfolding in Israel pitting a anonymous sperm donor against a woman who demands his sperm. A fascinating case is unfolding in...