bioethics

Mayankraj Vijay Kumar Sharma ABSTRACT Growing use of current forensic techniques (such as Narco Analysis, Polygraphs, Brain Electrical Activity Profiling, Mandatory DNA Extracting, Biometric Surveillance and Seizure of Digital Evidence) has changed fundamentally the balance between individual civil liberties and investigation authorities in India. This paper will show that scientific value will n…

N.K Thridev Prince B.Com., LL.B, St. Joseph’s College of Law ABSTRACT Can your thoughts be considered property? Can it be sold?, bequeathed?, or stolen? These questions have transcended science fiction and entered the domain of live legal inquiry with the advent of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology. Elon Musk's Neuralink, a device capable of capturing, decoding, and transmitting the brain…

Siddhi Sharma, B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), GLAU, Mathura ABSTRACT This paper begins with a question that the law has not yet properly answered: what happens to a patient who is terminally ill, fully conscious, and in daily pain but has no machine to switch off? In March 2026, the Supreme Court of India permitted passive euthanasia for a real individual for the very first time. The judgment in Harish Ra…

To put it plainly, nitrogen hypoxia kills by starving someone of the oxygen needed to sustain life The eighth amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment is among the most noble and valuable constitutional protections. It is the only provision of the constitution that recognizes the dignity and humanity of everyone, even those who commit the vilest crimes. But in the last several years,…

Part 11 in the 11-Part Series “Is Any Life Unworthy of Living?“ Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D. While the Netherlands and other European countries have descended slowly into the complete acceptance of medicalized killing, the slippery slope has become way steeper in Canada. For many years Canadian opponents...

Eight years after a Chinese scientist's report of gene-edited babies shocked the world, U.S. scientists reported editing embryos not meant for pregnancies using a more precise technique

Where jurisdictions have not yet clarified their stances as to particular safeguards, this Appendix characterizes their approaches as “Unclear.” If a jurisdiction imposes a... The post Appendix to A Comprehensive Descriptive Matrix for the Restrictiveness of International Assisted Dying Programs appeared first on Harvard Law Review .

_Free and Equal_ 2 (1):247-283. 2026Open access activists and shadow libraries violate laws that restrict access to academic research. Is such lawbreaking morally permissible? This paper defends an affirmative answer. We argue that the illegal sharing of academic research constitutes a form of permissible unilateral remedial action distinct from typical acts of political disobedience. By advancin…

David Ronald Mobbs, who had motor neurone disease, had said he didn’t want to live if his illness became intolerable, court hears Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman who gave a lethal cocktail of medication to her husband who was dying from motor neurone disease has been granted bail after being charged with m…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 155-166  PDF Young Su Park, Doris Shroeder, Orla Drummond, and Ock-Joo Kim Abstract Informed consent is both a foundational principle of research ethics and a human right grounded in self-determination and bodily integrity.…

Sukaina Mehdi, Assistant Professor, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies – Technical Campus, GGSIPU, New Delhi ABSTRACT Posthumous reproduction, the conception of a child after a parent’s death through assisted reproductive technology, raises complex legal, ethical, and cultural challenges worldwide. This paper analyses comparative legal frameworks across the UK, USA, Israel, Belgium, In…

Eight peers of the House of Lords with nursing and medical backgrounds are urging MPs to continue to support urgent law reform on assisted dying after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to reach a vote in the House of Lords before the last parliamentary session ended.

BackgroundEuthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) in individuals with mental disorders represents a complex and controversial area at the intersection of clinical practice, bioethics, and medico-legal evaluation. While suffering is inherently subjective in both psychiatric and somatic conditions, psychiatric contexts are characterized by greater fluctuation, contextual dependence, and prognostic un…

The debate must continue until parliament reaches a decision, they argue Eight peers of the House of Lords with nursing and medical backgrounds are urging MPs to continue to support urgent law reform on assisted dying after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to reach a vote in the House of Lords ...

Simarpreet Kaur, Mohanlal Sukhadia University ABSTRACT Euthanasia has evolved as the most contemplated problem in contemporary medical ethics and constitutional jurisprudence. Within India, the debate has been advanced due to the promising improvements in medical technology, which can extend life even in cases where recovery is medically impossible. This has impelled courts to analyse whether the…

Prominent backers including Louise Haigh say they would not support using Parliament Acts to pass bill Prominent backers of assisted dying, including the former cabinet ministers Louise Haigh, Ian Murray and Jeremy Hunt, have told constituents they do not expect the bill to be resurrected using the Parliament Acts. A growing number of MPs who backed the bill have suggested to their constituents t…

The failure of countries that depend on migrant farm workers to guarantee professional medical interpretation for them when they get sick violates basic ethical principles and fundamental human rights. The post Lost in Translation: When Migrant Farm Workers Get Sick appeared first on The Hastings Center for Bioethics .

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is emotionally and financially taxing, especially for women of advanced maternal age. As maternal age increases, the risk of chromosomal abnormalities (aneuploidy) in embryos rises, heightening fears of conditions like Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome. Capitalizing on this anxiety, the IVF industry heavily promotes Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) as…

_Global Bioethics_ 14 (4):33-36. 2001With these models of human nature at the focus of our consciousness, we can now, I believe, understand that there is a philosophical option to ethical monism and ethical laissez-faire relativism. And that would be Bioethical pluralism23. In essence, it states that science and technology can contribute to moral resolutions in these levels: (1) options; (2) pred…

The traditional patent model relies on high sales volumes to recoup costs, a mechanism that directly contradicts the global need to conserve our last-resort antibiotics. This article by Umeshkumar explores the “stewardship paradox” and argues for delinkage models to align innovation with public health and sustainable antimicrobial use.