AUSTRALIA

Do Australian Christians support euthanasia?

Xavier Symons | 13 May 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, australia, euthanasia, law

A recent episode of Q&A sparked debate about Christian support for assisted dying.

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Govt committee backs ban on sex selection in Australia

Michael Cook | 21 April 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, family balancing, ivf, sex selection

IVF industry angry at conservative approach

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Sperm bring in ‘serious money’ for London hospital

Michael Cook | 07 April 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, monash ivf, sperm donation, uk

Male gametes become a commodity which crosses borders

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Anti-vaxxing: childcare and healthcare sanctions in Australia

Xavier Symons | 18 March 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, conscientious objection, immunisation, public health, vaccination

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants unvaccinated children banned from day care.

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MD stands for Massive Deception

Michael Cook | 11 March 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, fraud

Australian hospitals duped by fake doctor

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The Mother Situation

Michael Cook | 03 March 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, euthanasia, films

An Australian short film about euthanasia is a hit.

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Australian surrogacy booms after SEA crackdown

Xavier Symons | 25 February 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, cambodia, commercial surrogacy, surrogacy

Surrogacy in Australia is experiencing a quiet boom.

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With 2 children now permitted, Chinese women are thawing embryos

Xavier Symons | 11 February 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, china, egg freezing, ivf, one-child policy

Chinese women are using frozen embryos to conceive a second child.

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Australian women complain of ‘gender disappointment’

Michael Cook | 11 February 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, gender selection, sex selection

Government is studying whether or not to legalise sex selection

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Leading Adult Stem Cell Researcher named Australian of the Year

Xavier Symons | 04 February 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, embryo research, embryonic stem cells, stem cells

Adult stem cell researcher Alan Mackay-Sim has been named Australian of the Year.

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Euthanasia debate heats up in New South Wales

Xavier Symons | 28 January 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, bioethics discourse, euthanasia, law

The euthanasia debate has intensified in New South Wales.

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Victoria to debate assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 10 December 2016 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, australia, victoria

Labor government to introduce legislation in second half of next year

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Pressure mounts for commercial surrogacy in Australia

Michael Cook | 03 December 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, commercial surrogacy, surrogacy

Online survey purports to show that most support it

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Doctors association refuses to back euthanasia in Australia

Michael Cook | 26 November 2016 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, australia, euthanasia

But insists that have they have "an ethical duty to care for dying patients so that death is allowed to occur in comfort and with dignity".

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Assisted suicide narrowly defeated in South Australia

Michael Cook | 20 November 2016 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, australia, euthanasia

Vote was watched around the world

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Australian IVF clinics attacked by regulator over deceptive advertising

Michael Cook | 20 November 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, ivf

IVF advertising a "race to the bottom" targeting vulnerable people.

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Echoes of California in Australian euthanasia campaign

Xavier Symons | 15 October 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, euthanasia

pro-euthanasia lobbyists in Australia have enlisted the support of terminally ill patients.

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Euthanasia in Australia, 20 years on

Xavier Symons | 24 September 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, euthanasia

Pro-euthanasia advocates are calling on Australian legislatures to legalise assisted dying.

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Australian court rules against hospital in controversial cancer case

Xavier Symons | 03 September 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, clinical ethics, law, paternalism

The Family Court of Western Australia has found that a six-year old-cancer patient should no longer be required to undergo chemotherapy.

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New euthanasia lobby group launched in Australia

Xavier Symons | 12 August 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, catholic church, euthanasia

Andrew Denton has launched a new campaign for assisted dying in Australia.

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