Anscombe Bioethics Centre releases position papers on euthanasia
The Anscombe Bioethics Centre in the UK has commissioned several briefing papers on to clarify the issues at stake in debates around the world...
Top American hospitals are integrating flaky treatments into their patient services
“Wellness” is not just a buzz word; it is a gigantic global industry worth US$4.5 trillion (not billion, trillion). Despite the reputation of some segments...
What is the future of surrogacy in a post-Covid world?
Anyone following the debate over the legal status of surrogacy should read Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy: Between Legitimation and International Abolition, an open source...
Defenders of male circumcision have double standards, says bioethicist
Attacking male circumcision is an incendiary issue, largely because Jewish and Muslim communities have practiced it for millennia.
Wokespeak: even heavier medical journals are in the mail
The American Medical Association has just released "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts". This 54-page document calls upon doctors to supplement...
Report from Brazilian senate accuses Bolsonaro of ‘crimes against humanity’ over Covid-19
A 1,200-page report called for about 70 people, including Bolsonaro and his sons, to be indicted on charges ranging from charlatanism to crimes against humanity.
‘Quick and painless death’: easier said than done
‘Quick and painless’ is a great slogan but it’s hard to achieve.
Protracted ‘assisted dying’ in Colorado
Assisted dying was not the kind of farewell that she had imagined for her husband. She felt “numb, in shock, stressed.”
Australia to fund pre-implantation genetic testing to avoid births with genetic defects
The Australian government has announced that it will fund pre-implantation genetic testing for IVF procedures. According to the health department, the testing services will help...
Can ‘assisted dying’ ever be fully autonomous?
Respect for autonomy, even more than fear of pain, is the fundamental reason why the argument for “assisted dying” has been so powerful. But will...
Euthanasia fundamentalists still at work in the Netherlands selling ‘Mittel X’
Dutch police are investigating the deaths of dozens of people who purchased a suicide powder called Mittel X [“Substance X”] from members of a fundamentalist...
Next cab off the ‘assisted dying’ rank: Austria
The Federal Chancery has sent a draft law to the nation’s parliament. It appears that the government has no other option, constitutionally speaking.