5% of Australian babies come through IVF
About 5% of babies born in Australia are IVF babies, according to the latest report from the University of New South Wales, based on figures...
Rolling out vaccines
Sooner or later scientists will create a vaccine for Covid-19. But how will it be distributed? Securing agreement on this is going to be nearly...
How should the vaccine be distributed? Ezekiel Emanuel has a plan
There are competing plans When effective Covid-19 vaccines are developed, they will be scarce for a while. The World Health Organization (WHO), global leaders, and...
21st century body-snatching is alive and well
Not much respect for bodies in a Colorado funeral home Burke and Hare, Britain's most famous grave robbers A Colorado mother-daughter team have been indicted...
Warring parents in landmark gender dysphoria case in Australia
Judge clarifies law when parents disagree In a landmark case about gender dysphoria and gender transition, a Family Court judge in Sydney has ruled that...
Victory through exhaustion? Once again, Tasmania’s parliament will debate assisted suicide
The fourth bill in a decade Tasmanian rainforest This week the parliament of the Australian state of Tasmania will once again consider assisted dying. Sponsored...
Anorexia patient should not be force-fed, says UK judge
She is mentally competent and can choose her future A tragic case in the UK Court of Protection illustrates some of the ethical issues involved...
Belgium: the inescapable duties of paternity
A former king, Albert II, now has a new 51-year-old daughter Delphine Boël, out-of-wedlock daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, at a book-signing in 2008 This...
“Stop having these stupid parties,” says gender-reveal originator
A huge fire west of Los Angeles was sparked by a celebration Oooops! The beginning of the San Bernadino fire Last year American blogger Jenna...
Maltese doctors appeal for recognition of conscientious objection
They feel threatened by an anti-discrimination bill Valletta, Malta Malta may be small but political battles there are just as heated as everywhere else. The...
Euthanasia in Victoria
In 2017 Victoria became the first state in Australia to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia. The government proudly declared that 68 safeguards made it the most conservative...
Assisted dying explodes in Victoria
Statistics for first full year released Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria, has been under fire from all directions recently over his handling of the Covid-19...