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VSED is gaining traction as an end-of-life option

Xavier Symons | 16 June 2018 | Comments

tags: canada, euthanasia, law, us, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, vsed

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) appears to be becoming more common.

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A person? A thing? No, it’s a chimpanzee!

Xavier Symons | 02 June 2018 | Comments

tags: animal rights, law, personhood, us

A New York judge has raised hopes that chimpanzees will be given legal rights.

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Legitimacy and healthcare policy

Xavier Symons | 26 May 2018 | Comments

tags: bioethics discourse, democracy, healthcare policy, obama, us

Do we all have to agree on bioethics policies for them to be legitimate?

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American Medical Association stands firm on assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 13 May 2018 | Comments

tags: american medical association, assisted suicide, euthanasia, us

Recent report gives a respectful No

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13 year old regains consciousness after parents sign organ donation forms

Xavier Symons | 12 May 2018 | Comments

tags: death, organ donation, us, vital organ procurement

A teenage boy has woken up just a day before he was due to have vital organs removed.

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What do you do when a medical hero is also a villain?

Xavier Symons | 28 April 2018 | Comments

tags: guatemala syphilis experiments, tuskegee, us

Thomas Parran is now persona non grata.

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Are crisis pregnancy centres unethical?

Xavier Symons | 14 April 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, free speech, pregnancy counselling, us

A recent article in the AMA Journal of Ethics says "yes".

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Debate intensifies over Down syndrome abortions

Xavier Symons | 07 April 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, disability, down syndrome, law, us

Political commentators have clashed in the US over down syndrome abortions.

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The puppy has two faces: Streisand on cloning dogs

Xavier Symons | 04 March 2018 | Comments

tags: cloning, pets, us

Sad about losing your beloved poodle? Why not clone them?

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Biohacking: the future of the biosciences?

Xavier Symons | 24 February 2018 | Comments

tags: biohacking, fda, genetic engineering, us

DIY biology has morphed into a subversive social movement.

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Potential organ donors fear inadequate treatment

Xavier Symons | 24 February 2018 | Comments

tags: organ donation, organ transplantation, us

Why are people reluctant to sign-up as organ donors?

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Former NFL players turn to stem-cell therapies for help

Xavier Symons | 17 February 2018 | Comments

tags: fda, football concussion, stem cell therapies, stem cell tourism, us

Several former members of the Dallas Cowboys have received stem-cell therapy in Mexico.

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ACLU challenges Ohio’s down syndrome abortion law

Xavier Symons | 17 February 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, aclu, down syndrome, law, us

The ACLU has launched a legal challenge against Ohio’s new down syndrome abortion law.

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Disability rights activists decry Delaware assisted suicide bill

Xavier Symons | 10 February 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, assisted suicide safeguards, disability, law, us

The bill would allow assisted suicide for patients with intellectual disabilities.

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Trump administration moves to defend conscience rights

Xavier Symons | 20 January 2018 | Comments

tags: conscience, conscientious objection, health and human services, trump, us

HHS has announced a new division that will protect COs.

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Science and the abortion debate

Xavier Symons | 20 January 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, law, neonatal care, science, us

Has science been a boon to the pro-life movement?

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Michigan mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate child

Xavier Symons | 14 October 2017 | Comments

tags: anti-vaxxer, conscientious objection, immunisation, law, us, vaccination

A 40-year-old Michigan anti-vaxxer has been sentenced to seven days jail.

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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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The first year of California’s assisted suicide: over 500 prescriptions

Xavier Symons | 10 June 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted dying, california, physician assisted suicide, us

Over 500 people have been prescribed life-ending drugs in California, says Compassion and Choices.

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Conscience wars intensify in the US

Xavier Symons | 13 May 2017 | Comments

tags: abortion, conscientious objection, contraception, ezekiel emanuel, us

A new article on conscientious objection in the New England Journal of Medicine has sparked outcry among conservative bioethicists.

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