Updating the Hippocratic Oath
An oath at the University of Pittsburgh champions diversity and being an ally with the poor and marginalisedThe Hippocratic Oath seems to be evolving faster...
Kiwis choose euthanasia
New Zealand has just chosen euthanasia, by a whopping majority of about 65%. By my count, that makes the Land of the Long White Cloud...
New Zealand will soon have legal voluntary euthanasia
65% of voters backed it in a referendum New Zealand has become the latest jurisdiction to legalise euthanasia. The issue appeared as a referendum question...
Poland still racked by protests over abortion
President backtracks and says that women should have the right to abortion in some cases The fury on the streets about Poland’s tougher restrictions on...
Ombudsman slams euthanasia in Canada’s prisons
After three cases, there should be an absolute moratorium Canada’s prison ombudsman has recommended an absolute moratorium on providing “assisted dying” inside a federal penitentiary....
High cancer risk for IVF babies
Two-fold higher for children conceived via IVF than for children conceived naturally Children conceived with IVF have a higher risk of developing cancer than those...
Brains in a dish pose ethical problems
But not all scientists agree A recent feature in Nature opens with the following sentence: “In Alysson Muotri’s laboratory, hundreds of miniature human brains, the...
Japan’s new PM promotes IVF to boost birth rate
Japan's biggest long-term problems are a low birth rate and a shrinking population. Incoming Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to provide insurance coverage for...
Artificial reproduction may require redefinition of parenthood
Who should be deemed a parent? Developments in assisted reproduction could muddle the definition of parenthood, says an Australian academic in a recent issue of...
Poland and abortion
Hi there, Poland has become one of the few countries where abortion is being rolled back. Its high court has ruled that nearly all terminations...
Poland’s high court effectively bans abortion
Court treats abortion as a kind of eugenicsProtesters against Court decision fill streets A ruling by Poland’s highest court has effectively banned most abortions in...
‘Medical aid in dying’ saves money: Canadian report
These savings should "in no way be interpreted" to suggest that assisted dying be used to reduce health-care costs. Since Canada’s law on euthanasia and...