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Assisted suicide laws in US must be less discriminatory, say

WEBAssisted suicide laws in US must be less discriminatory, say bioethicists. Michael Cook. September 6, 2023. California, like other American states, permits …

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California could liberalise conditions for assisted suicide

WEBCalifornia’s End of Life Option Act, which regulates assisted suicide, passed in 2015 and became operative on June 9, 2016.. Like legislation in other states, …

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New Hippocratic Oath for doctors approved

WEBA modern successor to the Hippocratic Oath for physicians around the world has been approved by the World Medical Association. This is the first revision in a …

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200 siblings and counting. And all very sick.

WEBJanuary 25, 2024. How would it feel to discover that your father is a sperm donor, that you have at least 200 half-siblings, and that all of them have serious health problems? A …

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Assisted suicide makes good economic sense, argue Scottish …

WEBA new study in the journal Clinical Ethics claims that permitting assisted dying would substantially benefit both those seeking assisted suicide and the public.. …

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Group formed to combat ‘woke’ discrimination in medical schools

WEBA group of doctors called “Do No Harm” is waging a campaign against “woke medicine’ in the United States. In an article in The Free Press, its founder, Dr Stanley …

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Don’t forget about Luxembourg, a world leader in assisted dying

WEBDon’t forget about Luxembourg, a world leader in assisted dying. Richard Egan. April 18, 2023. Euthanasia and assisted suicide been legal in Luxembourg since …

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Canada delays euthanasia for people with mental illness

WEBMichael Cook. February 1, 2024. For a second year in a row, Canada’s federal government is going to delay opening euthanasia to people whose only condition is a mental illness. …

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Canada may legalise euthanasia for people with mental illness

WEBCanada may legalise euthanasia for people with mental illness. Michael Cook. June 21, 2022. Canada is on track to expand eligibility for euthanasia to people …

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Belgian health care boss says euthanasia is the solution to an …

WEBBelgian health care boss says euthanasia is the solution to an ageing population. Michael Cook. April 11, 2024. The president of Belgium’s biggest health …

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Denmark changes course on gender medicine for teens

WEBDenmark is joining a cluster of northern European countries which have retreated from liberal guidelines on gender-affirmative medicine. Minister of Health …

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Massachusetts begins to issue 3-parent birth certificates

WEBAugust 24, 2021. Massachusetts, a bellwether state for social change, has issued its first three-parent birth certificate. Joyce Kauffman, a family law attorney, explained to the …

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Bioethics and natural law: an interview with John Keown

WEBMarch 8, 2016. An exclusive interview with John Keown, a senior research scholar at Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Bioethics discourse is often divided …

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Sex-reassignment surgery market in US forecast to soar to US

WEBMichael Cook. October 4, 2022. America’s sex reassignment surgery market size was US$1.9 billion in 2021, according to market analyst Grand View Research. It is expected …

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The CRISPR babies: the story unfolds

WEBIn 2018, Dr He Jiankui announced the birth of the world’s first genetically engineered babies, Lulu and Nana. They had their genomes edited with CRISPR to …

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Arkansas Senate passes expanded medical conscience law

WEBThe Arkansas Senate has passed Senate Bill 289, the “Medical Ethics and Diversity Act” which enlarges the scope for conscientious objection for healthcare …

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Policy shift in Finland for gender dysphoria treatment

WEBThe international activist group SEGM, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has published a review of a radical shift in the standards of care for …

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The health consequences of war in Ukraine will be catastrophic

WEBThe health consequences of war in Ukraine will be catastrophic. Michael Cook. March 4, 2022. Shakespeare speaks of the thrill of war in Othello: ‘” the neighing …

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