Australian population growth slowed by pandemic
The fertility rate will drop to an all-time low of 1.59 during this financial year Bondi Beach in Sydney The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a...
Does Covid-19 spell the death of autonomy?
‘Bioethics has pushed too far in the direction of the individual,’ says scholar One casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic could be the bioethical principle of...
‘The Economist’ backs DIY abortions
But is there really ‘no evidence’ that they are dangerous? The Economist, perhaps the world’s most influential magazine, has come out strongly in support of...
Covid-19 response ignores patients with rare diseases
We cannot leave vulnerable patients behind Another overlooked population in the Covid-19 pandemic is patients with rare diseases. In a BMJ blog two scientists, from...
Once again, the Vatican slams euthanasia
New document clarifies some points for uneasy Catholics If anyone were unsure of where the Catholic Church stood on assisted suicide and euthanasia, they can...
Don’t buy this for Christmas
Our lead story today is -- sort of -- about a Christmas gift. Specifically, one that you probably shouldn't buy for people you don't know...
The US should brace itself for a “national wave of fertility fraud”
Home DNA testing kits are revealing widespread fertility doctor abuses A new field of litigation has evolved in the United State: denouncing fertility fraud. In...
“To boldly go where no man has gone before!” – forging space bioethics
Feminism offers the best framework for shaping a new approach Space colonisation is no longer just a dream of science fiction novelists. It is seriously...
Should India repeal its ban on sex selection?
Yes, says Norwegian bioethicist Gendercide is the word used nowadays to describe the missing millions of girls because of a preference for sons in India....
Whistle-blower claims that detainees in US facility were sterilised without consent
“That’s his specialty, he’s the uterus collector,” said one woman. More than 170 members of Congress have called for an inquiry into allegations that women...
Assisted dying activists sue to force UK doctors to change policy
The Royal College of General Practitioners has an “irrational” position British activists are threatening the Royal College of General Practitioners with legal action for continuing...
Are you a burnt-out bioethicist? If so, you’ve got company
Are you exhausted? Are you feeling mental distance from your work? Many doctors have said that working in hospitals during a surge in Covid-19 cases...