Don’t prisoners deserve ‘assisted dying’, too?
If assisted suicide is legal, it seems obvious that there should be equality of access. Even for prisoners? This is the question that Swiss bioethicist...
European Parliament opposes conscientious objection to abortion
The election of Roberta Metsola as president of the European Parliament has revived a debate on its position on abortion. She is the youngest-ever President...
‘March for Life’ in Washington DC rally draws tens of thousands
The annual “March for Life” rally in Washington DC on Friday attracted tens of thousands of pro-life activists – most of them young. Energizing the...
Canadians back harsh penalties for unvaxxed
“Canada is to niceness as Saudi Arabia is to oil,” according to the BBC. “It’s awash in the stuff.” (Yes, a BBC journalist really wrote...
How should funds be allocated for rare diseases?
Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya are a power couple in Chicago. They met during Obama’s campaign for President and both worked in the White House...
Jeff Bezos takes a bet on anti-ageing research
The largest venture capital fundraising in biotech history – US$3 billion – is to be splashed on anti-ageing research. Backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos...
US doctors transplant pig heart into human
Surgeons in the United States have implanted the heart of a genetically modified pig into a human patient in a global first, the University of...
French doctors accused of ‘fertility fraud’
For the first time in France, doctors have been accused of “fertility fraud”. An association which links donor-conceived children with parents, PMAnonyme, notified authorities that...
Lancet study forecasts people living with dementia will triple by 2050
The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019...
Irish psychiatrists’ oppose ‘Dying with Dignity’ bill
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has warned that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E) is not compatible with good medical care and that its introduction in Ireland...
Vaccine mandates 1: Biden’s strategy quashed by Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has struck down President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate requiring workers at larger businesses get vaccinated or have a weekly test. It...
Vaccine mandates 2: policies around the world
100% vaccination rates are not even theoretically achievable. But that seems to be the goal of many governments. Here are a few of the tougher...