Three years after the fight over Terri Schiavo pulled the nation into the end-of-life debate, the case of a comatose Fresno County woman is reopening old wounds — and could prove even more inflammatory.
The family of Janet Rivera, 46, wants to keep her alive in a Fresno hospital. The county, acting as her legal guardian, [...]

A pair of doctors have said that British parents should have fewer children, because kids cause carbon emissions and climate change. The two medics suggest that choosing to have a third child is the same as buying a patio heater or driving a gas-guzzling car, and that GPs should advise their patients against it.
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A doctor and expert in bioethics says there’s a simple way to cover everyone’s health care in the U.S. His approach would give individuals, rather than employers, the means to shop among insurers who would compete for their business.  Listen to program on Minnesota Public Radio

A large-scale flu epidemic – like that seen in 1918 – could potentially sicken millions. But limited resources – including medical personnel wrestling with going to work instead of staying home to attend to sick families – could force health care providers to make difficult decisions.
Who receives care or who receives a limited supply of [...]

The Telegraph‘s article below, about clinical trials performed on homeless people and descriptions of  ambulance medics found guilty of killing their patients for commissions from funeral companies, reinforces the need for person-centered bioethics training for healthcare professionals – an aim of Bioethics International. —
Three Polish doctors and six nurses are facing criminal prosecution after a number of homeless people [...]