Trans bomber identifies as woman; wants more lenient sentence
Even the gay press opposes it Mug shots of Michael Hari In 2017 Michael Hari, the head of a ragtag white militia extremist group, participated...
Bioethicist defends transgender puberty blockers
No worries: puberty will kick back in if kids decide to stop treatment Within the broad debate about transgender medicine, the narrower issue of the...
Vitamin D clinical trial for kids may be unethical
Could be a manifestation of structural racism A University of Pittsburgh clinical trial on the effects of Vitamin D on children with asthma has come...
Canada’s politicians go MIA in debate over conscientious objection for doctors
Conservatives decline to defend their own position Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia has emerged as an election issue in Canada’s 2021 federal election –...
Bioethicists joust over Canada’s ‘Medical Aid in Dying’
Journal of Medical Ethics features sparring views Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash The debate in Canada over euthanasia and assisted suicide – or,...
Italy may hold a referendum on euthanasia
Activists hope to follow in the footsteps of Spain Photo by Mauricio Artieda on Unsplash Right-to die activists are hoping that Italy will follow Spain...
University of Pittsburgh in hot water over foetal tissue research
The use of foetal tissue at the University of Pittsburgh is becoming a hot political issue. Several Republicans are calling for an investigation into the...
Massachusetts begins to issue 3-parent birth certificates
Massachusetts, a bellwether state for social change, has issued its first three-parent birth certificate. Joyce Kauffman, a family law attorney, explained to the abovethelaw.com website that state...
Good luck, Taliban
This time around, the Taliban, who swept aside the US-supported government in a week of tragedy and “imbecility” (to quote Tony Blair), seem to be...
Gender transition services are ‘reckless’, say medical and legal experts
Puberty is a little understood phenomenon If informed consent is one of the pillars of clinical bioethics, puberty blockers fail the test, according to a...
Queensland close to legalising euthanasia
Disputes over institutional conscientious objection City of Gold Coast, Queensland Legal euthanasia is drawing closer in the Australian state of Queensland. A committee has recommended...
University of Pittsburgh in hot water over foetal tissue research
University vehemently denies allegations that organs were removed from living foetuses The use of foetal tissue at the University of Pittsburgh is becoming a hot...