Students did what they were told despite misgivingsMedical students are being ordered by more senior doctors to conduct invasive physical examinations on unconscious patients without...

Support growing in Germany despite opposition The professional association for German doctors may soon relax its disapproval of physician assisted suicide. President of the Bundesärztekammer...

While only two women died as a result of having an abortion in Britain in 2007, seven died as a direct result of IVF between...

Thoughtful opposition in France After a passionate debate the French Senate has scuppered a bill allowing physician-assisted suicide. The margin was convincing – 170 to...

54-year-old woman doesn't want to be a burden   “How to Die in Oregon,” an film about the impact of Oregon’s 1994 Death With Dignity...

Hi there, I really felt quite shaken after reading the recent report of a Philadelphia Grand Jury. This outlined the case for prosecuting one Dr...

Swiss man denied right to a prescription-only drug There is no human right to assisted suicide, the European Court of Human Rights has declared, in...

Taking advantage of vulnerable anorexic The glamorous part of bioethics deals with life-and-death issues. But sometimes it’s good to be reminded that simple professional integrity...

Tracks an American couple and a Mumbai surrogate The trailer for “Made in India”, a documentary about surrogacy in India, is finally available. Made by...

Undercuts PR about "The Kids are All Right" It had to happen sooner or later: a forum for people born from reproductive technologies, especially donor...

One version of how the term was coined The death of Sargent Shriver, the brother-in-law of US President John F. Kennedy, was an occasion for...