Has assisted suicide made the founder of Dignitas a millionaire?
Swiss newspaper investigates finances of Dignitas An investigation by the Swiss newspaper Beobachter has suggested that the assisted suicide business has made the head of...
Leading stem cell scientist quietly drops embryonic work
What was all the ethical fuss about? Amongst scientists who promoted the use of human embryonic stem cells five years ago, in the middle of...
“Final Exit” distributed free to libraries
Assisted-suicide manual offered as donation Derek Humphry’s well-known assisted-suicide manual “Final Exit” will now be distributed free to US public lending libraries upon request. The...
Women freeze eggs to wait for “Mr Right”
Research shows IVF motives Women in their late 30s are freezing their eggs because they have not yet found “Mr Right”, research indicates. Half of...
Australia’s “Dr Death” found guilty
A “bad surgeon motivated by ego and suffering from lack of insight” Australian surgeon Jayant Patel has been sentenced to 7 years in jail after...
Research on mistreatment of dementia patients by caregivers
Research highlights abuse Nearly half of people with dementia are mistreated by their caregivers, according to recent American research. The study, run by the University...
Connecticut fertility clinic gives patient wrong embryos
Clinic fined for embryo mistake A woman who sought treatment from a prominent Connecticut fertility clinic received embryos belonging to a woman with the same...
A cool look at eternal life
Russian company offers eternal life Want to live forever? KrioRus, the first cryonics company outside the United States, has a solution for you. For US$10,000...
Chinese psychiatric hospitals used to incarcerate political opponents
Situation gets worse with financial pressures on hospitals Chinese petitioners, troublemakers and corruption whistleblowers are being locked up in psychiatric institutions, according to the BMJ....
New wrinkle in German advance directives
German court decides that living wills need not be written down. A decision on end-of-life treatment in Germany is sending confusing signals about the state...
India’s looming commercial surrogacy
Hi there! One reason to keep tabs on developments in bioethics in the UK, the US and Australia is that arguments which convince us are...
British GP breaks silence: “I helped patients die”
GP admits to hastening deaths of dozens of patients After being cleared of murder charges and saying nothing at a medical tribunal, a British family...