Although an invasive medical intervention, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has been regarded as an efficient and safe treatment of Parkinson's disease for the last 20 years. In terms of clinical ethics, ...

In Germany, efforts to reform current legislation governing access to termination of pregnancy (TOP) have recently gained momentum. In 2023, the German Federal Government appointed a ‘Commission on ...

Correspondence to: A J Rosin Department of Geriatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; e-mail:martarmd.huji.ac.il Routine management of geriatric problems often raises ethical problems ...

Bioethics Departmentt, St George’s University School of Medicine, PO Box 7, St George’s, Grenada, West Indies Professor Cheryl Cox Macpherson, Bioethics Department, St George’s University School of ...

The public discourse surrounding sex and severe disability over the past 40 years has largely focused on protecting vulnerable populations from abuse. However, health professionals and activists are ...

Correspondence to: Mr J Chalmers, School of Law, University of Aberdeen, Taylor Building, Old Aberdeen AB24 3UB; j.p.chalmers{at}abdn.ac.uk. Since Bennett, Draper, and Frith published a paper in this ...

Background: There is little research into medical students’ or doctors’ attitudes to abortion, yet knowing this is important, as policy makers should be aware of the views held by professionals ...

Department of Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and The Jakobovits Center for Jewish Medical Ethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Alan ...