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Wesley Smith on “justice for Jahi”

Xavier Symons | 16 September 2017 | Comments

tags: brain death, law, us, withdrawal of life support

Bioethicist Wesley Smith has weighed into the debate over Jahi McMath.

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Assisted suicide push fails in New York

Xavier Symons | 09 September 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, law, new york

A New York Court has reaffirmed the State's ban on assisted suicide.

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Charlie Gard dies in London hospice

Xavier Symons | 29 July 2017 | Comments

tags: consent, courts, law, medical futility, withdrawal of life support

Charlie Gard has died in a London hospice after having life-support withdrawn.

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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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Two doctors charged with FGM in US-first

Xavier Symons | 06 May 2017 | Comments

tags: female genital mutilation, islam, law, us

Two Detroit-based Muslim doctors have been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation.

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FDA green-lights more 23andMe genetic tests

Xavier Symons | 07 April 2017 | Comments

tags: 23andme, genetic testing, law, us

A new set of 23andMe genetic tests have been authorised by the FDA.

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Is it ethical to Google your patients?

Xavier Symons | 01 April 2017 | Comments

tags: clinical ethics, consent, google, law, privacy, professional conduct

A significant minority of doctors will “Google their patients” at some point.

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Dutch health council authorises the creation of human embryos for research

Xavier Symons | 01 April 2017 | Comments

tags: embryo experimentation, embryo research, gene editing, law, netherlands

The Dutch Health Council has recommended that scientists be allowed to create embryos specifically for research purposes

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Texans debate ‘therapeutic privilege’ for ob-gyn doctors

Xavier Symons | 25 March 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, law, texas, us, wrongful birth

A controversial bill restricting ‘wrongful birth’ claims has passed the Texas Senate.

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Assisted dying battle continues in US legislatures

Xavier Symons | 10 March 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, assisted suicide, euthanasia, law, us

Several jurisdictions are debating legislation that would ‘outlaw’ or ‘condemn’ euthanasia and assisted suicide.

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The gene-editing debate just got more complicated

Xavier Symons | 25 February 2017 | Comments

tags: crispr, gene editing, law, patents, us

Elite US universities are fighting over a patent for CRISPR-Cas9 technology.

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Anorexic and bulimic woman dies after court orders end to force-feeding

Xavier Symons | 25 February 2017 | Comments

tags: consent, force-feeding, law, palliative care

A 30-year-old anorexic and bulimic woman has died after a court denied a request that she be force-fed.

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British child must be vaccinated, court rules

Xavier Symons | 11 February 2017 | Comments

tags: conscientious objection, law, uk, vaccination

A British High Court Judge has ordered that a 7-month-old boy be given a meningitis vaccine.

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Trump SCOTUS Nominee is ‘bioethicist’

Xavier Symons | 04 February 2017 | Comments

tags: donald trump, law, us, us supreme court

Neil Gorsuch has a keen interest in end of life issues.

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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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Can chimpanzees be psychopaths?

Xavier Symons | 19 November 2016 | Comments

tags: animal rights, law, neuroethics

Researchers have used chimpanzees as models for human psychopathy.

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Scotland could offer Northern Irish women free abortions

Xavier Symons | 19 November 2016 | Comments

tags: abortion, ireland, law, scotland, uk

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she would consider funding abortions for women from Northern Island.

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Marijuana debate continues in US

Xavier Symons | 19 November 2016 | Comments

tags: law, marijuana, us

The debate surrounding marijuana in the US just got more complicated.

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Euthanasia in Canada: looking back, looking forward

Xavier Symons | 19 November 2016 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia, law

Academics are calling on the Canadian government to monitor euthanasia.

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Religious views and the euthanasia debate

Xavier Symons | 12 November 2016 | Comments

tags: bioethics discourse, euthanasia, law, religion, secularism

Should religious viewpoints be admitted to the euthanasia debate?

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