Who are more moral: the God-botherers or the nothing-botherers?
They share many moral values A new study in PLOS ONE suggests that, while atheists and theists share moral values related to protecting vulnerable individuals,...
Portuguese president passes euthanasia bill to the Constitutional Court
Portugal’s president has sidestepped the country’s controversial euthanasia legislation by asking for it to be reviewed by the Constitutional Court. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa...
London newspaper reveals ‘shocking evidence’ about transgender treatments
The use of puberty blockers is basically ‘a live experiment’ on vulnerable children, says one psychiatrist After a legal battle The Mail on Sunday has...
China breaks up organ-donor racket
A criminal case which saw four doctors jailed is likely to lead to tighter rules on organ donations. Four high-ranking doctors have been jailed in...
Disability rights groups protest death of man in Texas hospital
What about the equal dignity of the disabled? Michael Hickson with his five children / photo from Melissa Hickson Late last month we reported the...
Nuffield Council on Bioethics publishes coronavirus ethics guide
A very useful document for policy-makers Bioethicists are battling to produce guidelines for politicians and policy-makers in a puzzling time. The UK’s Nuffield Council on...
Competing Canadian reports on mental illness and euthanasia
Governments have to meet March deadline for amended legislation Photo by Ian Espinosa on Unsplash The Provincial and Federal governments in Canada need to amend...
Sperm donation from deceased donors should be permitted, ethicists say
A new JME article makes the case for harvesting sperm from dead donors. Scientists should be allowed to harvest sperm from dead donors, according to...
Ectogenesis keeps chugging along
Dutch team says it could be possible in five yearsThe film below is a brief snapshot of research into artificial wombs, or ectogenesis. The main...
UPDATES: Jeffrey Epstein. NSW abortion bill. Victoria euthanasia death
Following up important stories of past weeks Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein (BioEdge, Aug 3) has committed suicide in his New York jail cell. This will...
Fudged research results erode people’s trust in experts
Only a modest proportion of all flawed publications are identified and retracted.Reports of research misconduct have been prominent recently and probably reflect wider problems of...
‘The last frontier in prison reform’: assisted suicide?
Denying inmates the right is ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ Photo by Larry Farr on Unsplash Activist Philip Nitschke once described euthanasia as the “last frontier in prison reform”....