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'Slippery slope' fears for legal euthanasia of very sick newborns unfounded

Fears that legalising euthanasia for very sick newborns would prompt the start of a "slippery slope" and lead to abuse of the option have proved groundless, says the architect of a dedicated protocol used by doctors in The ...

Other created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients should have right to control genomic health information

Doctors should not have the right or responsibility to force-feed their patients with genomic information about their future health risks, according to bioethicists writing on May 9 in Trends in Biotechnology, a Cell Press ...

Genetics created May 09, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0