Nun excommunicated for authorising abortion
Objections as bishop objects to decision to save mother by aborting baby. Is the US Catholic Church starting to draw a line in the sand...
Classic suicide book in new edition
No new ways of deliverance Derek Humphry, the Grand Old Guru of Suicide, has announced on his blog that the book that made him famous,...
Autism linked to infertility drugs
Studies still preliminary Papers presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Philadelphia this week suggest that autism may be linked to infertility drugs....
Half of Belgian euthanasia deaths are involuntary
It’s OK. No change since legalisation Some rather baffling news about euthanasia comes from Belgium – where euthanasia has been legal since 2002 -- in...
Should drug addicts be sterilised?
If women can't be trusted to care for children, why should society allow them to have them? ...
Interview: George J. Annas on Worst Case Bioethics
Can American health survive worst case scenarios?George J. Annas, of Boston University, is one of America’s best-known bioethicists. In this exclusive interview, he answers questions...
The clash of prudence with principle
May 14, 2010 Hi there! Female genital mutilation is wrong, right? So why has the American Academy of Pediatrics appealed for a relaxation of a...
Walgreens withdraws over-the-counter genetic test
FDA objects Only a few days after Walgreens, America’s largest chain of pharmacies, announced that it would sell over-the-counter genetic testing, it has withdrawn the...
The scourge of ageing is worse than smallpox, says UK researcher
Increased longevity will lead to euthanasia and population control Research into how to slow down ageing is a moral imperative, according to a British expert...
Reproductive tourism nightmares
Legal wrangling leaves babies in limbo A German couple, Jan Balaz and Susan Lohle, are still waiting to take home their twin sons after two...
Aussie IVF mums will have more multiple births, experts say
Medicare cuts – couples take more risks Birth rates for twins and triplets have been tipped to rise as increasing numbers of Australian women undertaking...
Report scrutinises egg donor compensation, self-regulation
Concerns over exploitation The most recent issue of a leading bioethics journal, The Hastings Center Report, contains a study of advertisements for egg donation targeted...