To mark the 99th issue of This Week in Bioethics I decided to make a video version to accompany the written version. Take a few minutes to watch it and let us know what you think. 1. Surrogacy Legislation Debate in New Jersey A...
Read More1. Maltese Political Party Rejects Euthanasia The Alternattiva Demokratika party of Malta has rejected euthanasia and assisted suicide, and instead is seeking to emphasize the importance of living wills and palliative care in...
Read More1. Welcome News from New York on Assisted Suicide The New York State Appellate Division has just issued a 36-page report stating there is no constitutional right to physician assisted suicide. In 1994, the New York State Task...
Read More1. Another Push for Physician Assisted Suicide in Colorado The Colorado state legislature is set...
Read MoreRegan Brashear has done us all a favor by directing and producing the documentary film Fixed: The...
Read MoreLater this week the FDA will meet with researchers to evaluate plans for a possible clinical trial...
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Transhumanism is selfish, all about me-me, I-I. Its goal is immortality for those currently alive,...
Read MoreI am covering a conference on transhumanism and religion, about which I will write at some length elsewhere. For now, I have to say that my previous opinion of transhumanism as a materialistic religion–or perhaps better stated,...
Read MoreBioethicist Founding Father Daniel Callahan has long supported death panel health care rationing based on age. He has now weighed in against spending a lot on research to delay the aging process. The transhumanists aren’t...
Read MoreA few years ago, I disagreed with Peter Singer’s assertion that a robot could be a person, complete with attendant rights — an argument with which he then took exception. Now, a Stanford publication illustrates one...
Read MoreIn my biweekly First Things column, I point out the decidedly religious characteristics of transhumanism. From, “The Materialists’ Rapture:” Transhumanism is becoming the world’s newest religion, offering...
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