Current Articles
Over 30% of GP commissioners have potential conflicts of interest according to a BMJ investigation
BBC World Service documentary on assisted death in countries around the World
Confidential enquiry finds that people with learning disabilities die prematurely because of inequity in provision of care
The final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry published
Ethics News Archive
Patient believed to be in persistent vegetative state is able to communicate
November 21 2012
NHS Constitution reform to include new end of life care commitments
November 21 2012
DNR Court hearing into hospital’s resuscitation policy
November 21 2012
Family sue trust over DNAR order on man with Down’s Syndrome
October 09 2012
Conservative Ministers speak out on reducing legal limit for abortion
October 09 2012
Should husbands need consent from their wives to donate sperm?
October 09 2012
The HFEA begins a public consultation on whether to allow ‘three-person IVF’.
September 26 2012
“Right to die” man continues case in a court of appeal
September 26 2012
An analysis of cases involving end-of-life decisions over a 3-year period, which involved religious claims preventing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, has been conducted.
September 18 2012
BBC broadcasts new series of “Inside The Ethics Committee,”
August 17 2012
“Right to die” cases lose in High Court
August 17 2012
Non-disclosure of terminal diagnosis to child
August 17 2012
BMA members vote to continue to oppose assisted suicide
July 13 2012
Judge rules that anorexic woman should be force-fed against her wishes
July 13 2012
Study finds deaths from euthanasia in The Netherlands have not increased since legalisation
July 13 2012
Man with locked-in syndrome asks High Court to rule doctors can administer a lethal injection to allow him to die without risk of prosecution
July 13 2012
Judge rules 67 year old man had made a “valid decision” to refuse treatment after communicating his wishes by blinking his eyes.
May 21 2012
New King’s Fund paper: Thinking about Rationing
May 21 2012
Journal of Medical Ethics to hold mini-symposium on the ethics of Elective Ventilation
May 21 2012
MPs debate assisted suicide for the first time since 1970
March 30 2012
Author of controversial article on “after-birth abortion” receives death threats
March 30 2012
King’s Fund report says failures in continuity of care for older people in hospital are “unacceptable”
March 30 2012
The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley has been accused of ordering the Care Quality Commission to abandon its other work and conduct an unjustified and “politically driven” series of unannounced inspections at abortion clinics .
March 30 2012
The new edition of Medical Ethics Today was launched in February providing guidance on ethical and legal aspects of healthcare.
March 30 2012
A man who is paralysed and wants a doctor to be able to lawfully end his life should be allowed to proceed with his "right-to-die" case, a High Court judge has ruled.
March 13 2012
The Daily Telegraph reported that two clinics in London were practising sex-selection abortions. The GMC and the police are currently investigating the claims by the paper.
March 13 2012
Anne Milton, the Public Health minister announced in February that foreign nationals will now be able to receive free HIV treatment in the NHS in line with existing policy in Scotland and Wales.
March 13 2012
The British Medical Association has published a report examining the changes which have taken place in organ donation since the Organ Donation Taskforce published its report in January 2008.
March 13 2012
Welsh government planning to introduce opt-out system for organ donation
February 22 2012
HFEA consultation on the ethics of mitochondria transfer
February 22 2012
PIP breast implant scandal raises questions of duty of care
February 22 2012
The Commission for Assisted suicide produces final report
February 22 2012
The Joint Committee on Medical Genetics has issued a reviewed guide to Consent and Confidentiality in Clinical Genetic Practice
November 11 2011
Judge rules that woman in minimally aware state should not be allowed to die
November 11 2011
The Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) launches new website to improve education and understanding of medical ethics
November 03 2011
BMA publishes new guidance for doctors and medical students on using social media
September 12 2011
Greater transparency in Deprivation of Liberty Proceedings by Court of Protection heralded by landmark legal ruling
September 12 2011
GP given warning by GMC for administering lethal dose of diamorphine to terminally ill patient
September 12 2011
Care Quality Commission publish review of Castlebeck hospitals following BBC exposure of abuse at private hospital for people with learning disabilities
September 12 2011