Critics of retired supreme court justice say QALYs measure not intended for public health debateSeven years before Lord Sumption found himself at the Read More
Jan 19, 2021
Ethics
Jan 19, 2021
Experts unconvinced by Lord Sumption’s lockdown ethics
Critics of retired supreme court justice say QALYs measure not intended for public health debateSeven years before Lord Sumption found himself at the Read More
Jan 03, 2020
After tribunal’s ethical veganism ruling, what is a protected belief?
UK Equalities Act provides employment law coverage for religious and other beliefs The right to philosophical and religious beliefs – or to no belief Read More
Jan 03, 2020
Ethical veganism is a belief protected by law, tribunal rules
Man sacked by League Against Cruel Sports told he is entitled to equality protectionsAn employment tribunal has ruled that ethical veganism is a Read More
Nov 01, 2019
Artificial wombs and the promise for premature babies – Science Weekly podcast
In October, a team of Dutch researchers were awarded a grant of €2.9m to develop a working prototype of an artificial womb for use in the clinic. But Read More
Sep 05, 2019
The race to create a perfect lie detector – and the dangers of succeeding
AI and brain-scanning technology could soon make it possible to reliably detect when people are lying. But do we really want to know? By Amit Read More
Aug 07, 2019
Matters of life and death, faith and suffering | Letters
Alison Watson, Colin Brewer, an anonymous reader and Gillian Draper respond to Caroline Fraser’s article about the agonising death of her Christian Read More
Jun 08, 2019
Fake news will thrive as long we are happy to see only what we want to see | Kenan Malik
Two very different cases reveal the grave risks of misreporting and misinterpretationIf a gorilla walked right in front of your eyes, you wouldn’t Read More
Jun 27, 2018
Assisted dying and the removal of all hope | Letters
Hastening death was never a part of good medicine, say doctors from the Association for Palliative Medicine; other readers give different viewsWe were Read More
May 31, 2018
Funeral of brain-damaged baby Isaiah Haastrup takes place in south London
Boy’s parents fought legal battle in UK courts against life support being withdrawnThe funeral of Isaiah Haastrup, the profoundly brain-damaged baby Read More
Apr 13, 2018
Liverpool protest held over withdrawal of Alfie Evans’ life support
Appeal court rules seriously ill toddler should continue to receive treatment pending upcoming hearingThe parents of a seriously ill boy at the centre Read More
Feb 23, 2018
UK parents lose legal battle to keep baby with brain damage on life support
Judges deny permission to appeal against decision to let 12-month-old Isaiah Haastrup dieThe parents of Isaiah Haastrup, a 12-month-old with profound Read More