The physician as wish doctor
Since the Hippocratic oath the role ascribed to a doctor has been that of healer. However, new developments in medicine are adding an additional role...
Vermont legalizes assisted suicide
Vermont has become the fourth US state to legalize euthanasia. Its legislature voted in favor of the controversial law last week. The new legislation allows...
World Medical Association strengthens opposition to capital punishment
The World Medical Association has strengthened its opposition to capital punishment The World Medical Association has strengthened its opposition to capital punishment with a resolution...
Bioethics under attack in new book
The latest book in the Basic Bioethics Series published by The MIT Press is a scathing attack on the whole discipline of bioethics.The latest book...
Why wait for death to remove kidneys from brain-damaged patients?
In the latest issue of the American Journal of Bioethics, Paul E. Morrissey, of Brown University, in Rhode Island, suggests that both kidneys could be...
Has there been “a complete regulatory collapse” of UK abortions?
"I will do all government paperwork conscientiously" is not a clause in the Hippocratic Oath. Yet it is a significant aspect of an ethical doctor’s...
Fallout continues from infanticide article
The fallout from the “after-birth abortion” article in the Journal of Medical Ethics continues. The fallout from the “after-birth abortion” article in the Journal of...
Michael Jackson’s doctor gets four years in jail
The personal physician to deceased pop star Michael Jackson has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for involuntary manslaughter. Jackson died in 2009 from an...
Bulgarian parliament spurns euthanasia
The Bulgarian Parliament has rejected a euthanasia bill by a vote of 59 to 13, with 29 abstentions.The Bulgarian Parliament has rejected a euthanasia bill...
Medical oaths less of a moral compass for doctors
While most doctors participate in a medical school oath ceremony, few believe that this rite of passage has strongly shaped their sense of professionalism While...
Humanising doctor-patient relations
Medical students paired with dying patients The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, in a new initiative to humanise doctor-patient relations, pairs medical...
Has Jodi Picoult subscribed to BioEdge? She should
May 8, 2010 Hi there, This week we had to sift through a number of interesting stories and articles in professional journals. It's impossible to...