No more violations of human rights, say US psychologists
Call for investigation of doctors and psychologists who participated in tortureThe American Psychological Association has amended its Code of Ethics to make clear that its...
Yelping at the yuck factor
Unintellectual and backward, says Finnish bioethicist Unfairly, perhaps, but the most enduring legacy of bioethicist Leon Kass to his colleagues may be a phrase he...
Parents say some doctors sped up death for their dying child
Study suggests doctors are not involved in mercy killingDo doctors euthanase cancer-stricken children at their parents’ request? According to a study of the deaths of...
Malaysian victims of organ trafficking
Home ministry reports Like many other countries, Malaysia has a problem with human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labour. Most of the victims...
Exploding “death panels” with Keith Olberman
Spray by TV news presenter If you want to hear a passionate of Sarah Palin’s “death panels”, it’s hard to go past the vituperative spray...
Will helping Mom die memoirs become baby boomer bestsellers?
New book about feisty woman who wants to pass onAre memoirs of elderly parents asking for death the Next Big Thing in the mis lit...
NIH wants to redefine embryonic stem cells
Advanced Cell Technology needs change to get fundingIt does have a certain Humpty-Dumpty feel about it – “When I use a word… it means just...
ICSI over-used, says its creator
Could be passing on infertility to next generation When IVF clinics inject sperm directly into an egg as a remedy for male infertility, they may...
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Family and life extension company fight over frozen head
Like Santa Claus In the Middle Ages, cities used to dispute over the bodies of saints, partly because their relics would ensure a steady stream...
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Confused? Join the crowd.Confused by claims and counter-claims about climate change? Can’t decide whether it’s your patriotic duty to be a sceptic or a true...
“Compassionate” assisted suicides could escape prosecution in UK
New guidelines published Assisted suicide is still a crime which will be prosecuted in Britain, says the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr Keir Starmer published...