Bioethics for Halloween: should zombies be euthanased?
Hi there, You may have read that an Italian court has found six Italian scientists and an ex-government official guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them...
UK govt agrees to investigate “death pathway”
Pressure from the British media has forced an investigation into the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway Pressure from the British media has forced an investigation into...
Telling the truth in Saudi Arabia
A case history from King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, about telling the truth. Should doctors always tell the truth? An...
Surrogacy and polygamy: a volatile mix
A bitter custody dispute in Pakistan.Every culture, it seems, has distinctive permutations of the conundrums of surrogate motherhood. A dispute from Pakistan illustrates the thorny...
International market in frozen eggs now a possibility
Egg freezing is no longer regarded as an experimental procedure, says the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Egg freezing is no longer regarded as an...
US nurses strongly oppose assisted suicide
The American Nurses Association is reaffirming its strong opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Despite campaigns in several states for the legalisation of assisted suicide...
Bioethics for Halloween: should zombies be euthanased?
It's not too soon to prepare for the zombie apocalypse The approach of Halloween next Wednesday seems an appropriate time to raise the sensitive topic...
Peter Singer on abortion
Peter Singer has some surprising views on abortion Utilitarian ethicist Peter Singer spoke recently at the Stevens Institute of Technology on a wide range of...
Austrian doctor protests life sentence for Dubai euthanasia
An Austrian intensive care specialist has been sentenced in absentia to life in prison in Dubai for euthanasia.An Austrian intensive care specialist has been sentenced...
Can novels do reproductive technology justice?
Hi there, I apologise for the late arrival of this newsletter and I must be brief. We were derailed by some other projects, I’m afraid....
Massachusetts could become third US state with assisted suicide
On November 6 Massachusetts voters will choose whether or not their state should legalize assisted suicide. On November 6 Massachusetts voters will choose whether or...
UK healthcare groups release statement on Liverpool Care Pathway
Liverpool Care Pathway has the confidence of 22 healthcare groups. From across the Atlantic, foes of euthanasia are fond of lobbing hand grenades at the...