The race is on to produce a COVID-19 vaccine: teams are working hard and fast across the world. We all long to see a vaccine in record…… Read more “Debate on vaccines: when it finally arrives, will it be ethical?”
Tag: bioethics
World Medical Association: We Strongly Opposes Euthanasia And Physician-Assisted Suicide
World Medical Association (113 countries, more than 10 million physicians worldwide): “The WMA reiterates its strong commitment to the principles of medical ethics and with which maximum…… Read more “World Medical Association: We Strongly Opposes Euthanasia And Physician-Assisted Suicide”
France: Massive March For Fatherhood And In Rejection Of Artificial Fertilization (Photos)
France. Thousands of French citizens marched against artificial fertilization for single mothers and homosexual couples, as well as rent bellies. “Freedom, equality, fatherhood”, “Where is dad? It…… Read more “France: Massive March For Fatherhood And In Rejection Of Artificial Fertilization (Photos)”
What You Need To Know About The ‘Civil War’ Among Bioethicists
By Michael Cook The etymological roots of the “bioethics” suggest that its subject is the principles governing the morality of dealing with life, especially human life. For…… Read more “What You Need To Know About The ‘Civil War’ Among Bioethicists”
Mother Will Receive Compensation For The “Unfair Birth” Of Her Son With Down Syndrome
UK. The British Supreme Court has ruled against the Royal Berkshire Hospital, finding the claim of a woman, Edyta Mordel, reasonable and lawful, who sued the health…… Read more “Mother Will Receive Compensation For The “Unfair Birth” Of Her Son With Down Syndrome”
Marketing death As A Service for Alzheimer’s Patients
By Nancy Valko An April, 2019 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Death From Individuals Who Learn They Have an Alzheimer…… Read more “Marketing death As A Service for Alzheimer’s Patients”
Puberty-blocking drugs: the difficulties of conducting ethical research
The ethics of research trials for young people with gender dysphoria are complicated. Billion Photos/Shutterstock Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford and Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford A…… Read more “Puberty-blocking drugs: the difficulties of conducting ethical research”
Lourdes Méndez: «Euthanasia and Palliative Care Are Not The Same Thing: One Eliminates The Pain, The Other, The Sick»
-Spain. For several months Spain has been in an intense debate to approve a law that seeks to decriminalize the euthanasia. The representative of the Parliamentary Group…… Read more “Lourdes Méndez: «Euthanasia and Palliative Care Are Not The Same Thing: One Eliminates The Pain, The Other, The Sick»”
Why The Hippocratic Oath Should Remain Relevant?
A moral standard must remain the same or it is not a moral standard.- GK Chesterton The Hippocratic Oath is perhaps the most widely known of Greek…… Read more “Why The Hippocratic Oath Should Remain Relevant?”
Cate Dyer Acknowledges StemExpress Sells Beating Baby Hearts For Research
According to Life Site News, in a hearing this past Thursday, Caty Dyer, CEO of StemExpress acknowledged in court that her biotech company supplies beating fetal hearts…… Read more “Cate Dyer Acknowledges StemExpress Sells Beating Baby Hearts For Research”