Extinct diseases: a mixed blessing
With screening plus abortion some diseases are disappearingA number of devastating genetic diseases are slowly disappearing because of genetic testing, according to a report by...
Upcoming events in bioethics
AABHL, Hastings Center Report The inaugural annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law [AABHL] will take place in Adelaide from July...
US sperm donor may have fathered 400 children
Michigan man tries to make amendsSorry – we missed this one when it was published in December. A 51-year-old Michigan man estimates that he fathered...
Pope defends human dignity as foundation of bioethics
Catholic views under attackThe Catholic Church’s stand on medical ethics has come under attack in the US in recent weeks after American bishops backed the...
Where did the bodies come from?
The Lancet asks questionsThe origin of plastinated bodies at an exhibit in Birmingham, UK, was controversial enough to serve as the subject of an editorial...
difficulties of reporting on euthanasia
February 20, 2010 Hi there, This week's BioEdge seems largely devoted to the controversial issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide. We didn't plan it that...
Is cloning Neanderthals ethical?
Legal, ethical and scientific obstacles loom Neanderthal is a byword for backwardness, but this relative of ours, which disappeared only25,000 or 30,000 years ago, was...
Champions of embryonic stem cells fight back in media
Theology published in leading journal Stem Cell What chance have ordinary mortals of finding out the status quo in stem cell research when powerful personalities...
False alarm: Belgian man in coma will not be writing a book
Facilitated communication proved false It seemed too good to be true: a brain-damaged Belgian man in a coma for 23 years began to communicate –...
Another side to the UK euthanasia debate
"Mercy killing? Never. I'll always fight like a lioness for my darling boy..." London’s Daily Mail is a tabloid’s tabloid but its reporters are expert...
BBC producer admits to mercy killing of lover dying of AIDS
But the incident happened 20 years agoA former BBC documentary producer threw petrol on the smouldering euthanasia debate in the UK this week with a...
Nitschke unapologetic about collateral damage
Figures for Nembutal deaths in Australia released. Finally, a key performance indicator for Australian euthanasia activist Dr Philip Nitschke! In Australia, after recent legislation, it...