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Should we sacrifice older people to save the economy?

Xavier Symons | 28 March 2020 | Comments

tags: coronavirus, isolation, pandemics, quarantine, us

A senior republican politician is ready to sacrifice himself.

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Is spontaneous abortion a problem for pro-life advocates?

Xavier Symons | 26 May 2019 | Comments

tags: abortion, induced abortion, law, miscarriages, spontaneous abortion, us

Two pro-life medical ethicists have answered with a qualified "no".

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New Mexico assisted suicide bill endorsed by House committee

Xavier Symons | 02 February 2019 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, law, new mexico, us

New Mexico may become the next jurisdiction to legalise assisted suicide.

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Iowa abortion bill deemed unconstitutional, New York bill is signed into law

Xavier Symons | 28 January 2019 | Comments

tags: abortion, iowa, law, new york, roe v. wade, us

States are legislating in anticipation of a challenge to Roe v. Wade.

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Marches for and against abortion in the US capital

Xavier Symons | 20 January 2019 | Comments

tags: abortion, march for life, reproductive rights, us

US vice-president Mike Pence made a surprise appearance at the March for Life.

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Should we allow an organ market?

Xavier Symons | 19 January 2019 | Comments

tags: organ market, organ procurement, organ transplantation, us

The idea of selling organs is gaining traction in the media.

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Ohio House passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill

Xavier Symons | 17 November 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, fetal heartbeat, law, ohio, us

The bill that would ban terminations after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

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Social prescribing and the bioethics of loneliness

Xavier Symons | 20 October 2018 | Comments

tags: loneliness, uk, us

UK GPs will be encouraged to refer patients to social activities.

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Trump administration to review human fetal tissue research

Xavier Symons | 30 September 2018 | Comments

tags: fetal tissue research, health and human services, us

HHS is conducting an audit of all acquisitions involving human fetal tissue.

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US insulin price hikes prove fatal for diabetics

Xavier Symons | 08 September 2018 | Comments

tags: diabetes, insulin, rationing, us

Diabetics are rationing insulin injections.

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Japanese committee recommends no regulation for some gene editing

Xavier Symons | 25 August 2018 | Comments

tags: crispr, european union, gene editing, japan, us

Switching off genes is different from adding them, say experts.

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Is suicide different from physician assisted death?

Xavier Symons | 11 August 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, suicide, us

A new paper argues that PAD for psychiatric reasons may be indistinguishable from suicide.

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Bioethicist says conscientious objection may be murder

Xavier Symons | 28 July 2018 | Comments

tags: abortion, catholic church, catholic health care, conscientious objection, law, us

Recent contributions to the literature have been particularly strident.

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Should social support be an eligibility criterion for organ transplantation?

Xavier Symons | 21 July 2018 | Comments

tags: egalitarianism, inequality, organ transplantation, us

Current guidelines state that doctors should consider the “social support” of patients.

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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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