January Archive

Belgian euthanasia is broken, says academic study

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: belgium, euthanasia

Its scope is ever-widening and the safeguards are failing.

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Michigan doctor may have fathered ‘thousands’ of children

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: artificial insemination, ivf, sperm donation, super sperm donors

In a 40-year career, he secretly donated sperm to infertile patients

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NEJM study questions conventional wisdom on dying process

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: death, dying

It’s not always 'flatlining'

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UN experts alarmed at growing trend for ‘right to die’

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: disability, end of life issues, human rights

'Disability should never be a ground or justification to end someone’s life directly or indirectly.'

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Ireland’s politicians are debating ‘dying with dignity’

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: assisted dying, ireland

Should people die on their own terms?

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Hawaii seeks to liberalise assisted dying two years after legalisation

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: assisted dying, euthanasia, haswaii

But only one report has been published

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Bioethics if you’re ‘famous for being famous’

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: celebrities, ivf, paris hilton

Paris Hilton wants twins

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Is abortion for Down Syndrome ‘eugenics’?

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: down syndrome, eugenics

One doctor says Yes

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Should Biden appoint his own bioethics commission?

31 January 2021 | Link

tags: bioethics commissions

New York City Bar Association urges him to re-establish a commission of experts

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Chinese actress dumped by Prada after she dumped her two surrogate babies

24 January 2021 | Link

tags: china, surrogacy

Zheng Shuang reviled on social media

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How many embryos are frozen in China’s IVF clinics?

24 January 2021 | Link

tags: china, frozen embryos

Another example of the insoluble dilemma

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Why do euthanasia rates vary across the Netherlands?

24 January 2021 | Link

tags: euthanasia, netherlands

Some regions have 5 times as many euthanasia deaths as the lowest regions

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Radical right-to-die activists arrested in France

24 January 2021 | Link

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Members of the Ultime Liberté association were allegedly trafficking in the banned suicide drug pentobarbital.

Family splits over fate of unresponsive man in England 

24 January 2021 | Link

tags: catholic church, end of life care, england

Catholic Church infuriated over decision to allow patient to starve to death

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A new Swiss group caters for Dutch who are not eligible for euthanasia

24 January 2021 | Link

tags: euthanasia, netherlands, philip nitschke, switzerland

Australian activist Dr Philip Nitschke at work

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