Pregnant woman’s death pours fuel on Ireland’s fiery abortion debate
Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old pregnant woman died of septicaemia Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old...
Unlocking the vegetative state
A world first -- communicating with a patient in a permanent vegetative state. In a world first, Canadian man who doctors believed was in a...
American suicide networks for the elderly exposed in US TV doco
The “surprisingly coordinated underground world of assisted suicide” The PBS television network screened a documentary on the “surprisingly coordinated underground world of assisted suicide” in...
The smokers’ end game
Tobacco use is a major public health issue. Tobacco use is a major public health issue. It is said to kill half of its users...
Another Hollywood bioethics lesson
The bioethics angle in Cloud Atlas. “Surely this is one of the most ambitious films ever made,” says critic Roger Ebert. And A.O. Scott, of...
Surrogate mother of 13 calls it a day
Carole Horlock's 2008 pregnancy -- triplets for a Greek couple. British woman Carole Horlock, 49, plans to retire from a long and prolific career as...
More “socially infertile” women turning to IVF
More and more single women in Australia are turning to IVF, clinics claim.More and more single women in Australia are turning to IVF, clinics claim....
Save newborn blood samples, say bioethicists
Blood samples left over from newborn screening tests are a genetic treasure trove which should be available to researchers.Blood samples left over from newborn screening...
Parents fail in bid to harvest brain-dead teen’s sperm
Divorced parents wanted grandchild. Another chapter in the Wild West of reproductive technology ended abruptly on Thursday. A brain-damaged 19-year-old man, Rufus McGill II, died...
UK’s High Court to investigate do-not-resuscitate orders
The UK’s High Court is to hold a full judicial review of do-not-resuscitate orders in February. The UK’s High Court is to hold a full...
Four more years!
Hi there, The world’s attention on Tuesday was on America’s elections. After spending about US$6 billion, the US stuck to the status quo, with President...
Has assisted suicide been scratched from the progressive agenda?
One lesson from Tuesday night is that assisted suicide is not necessarily an item on a “progressive” agenda. this powerful TV ad against Question 2...