Tag: Health ethics
Terminally ill teen wins the right to die
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A 13-year-old British girl who is terminally ill has won the right to die at home after being taken to court by a hospital.[MORE]
NT Coroner says hospital death was 'potentially preventable'
The Northern Territory Coroner says he's been unable to find the death of a woman would have been prevented by better treatment for blood clots and better continuity of care.[MORE]
Pair plead guilty to theft of AFL player medical records
A man and woman have been put on a good behavior bond after pleading guilty to stealing the medical records of two AFL players.[MORE]
Australia looks to Europe for organ donation model
Donor experts are in Adelaide to work out how to get more Australians to sign up to donate their organs. [MORE]
Researchers test egg-free stem cells
Researchers in Melbourne are testing egg-free embryonic stem cells.[MORE]
Ambulance patients may face transport delays
The Victorian Ambulance Employees Association has warned there could be delays in transporting some patients because of paramedics' fears they could be sacked over unproven allegations.[MORE]
Deregistered doctor accused of more deaths
New allegations have surfaced that a further 15 deaths under the care of New South Wales obstetrician Graeme Reeves were not formally investigated. [MORE]
Hospitals to have doctors' confession strategy
The Queensland Government says by the end of the year every public hospital in Queensland will have a strategy in place that encourages doctors to confess their mistakes.[MORE]
SA IVF report raises ethical issues
The Reproductive Technology Council's latest annual report has presented several ethical issues for South Australian politicians to tackle.[MORE]
Graphic anti-abortion pamphlets spark emotional debate
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A graphic anti-abortion pamphlet posted to homes across Victoria has sparked a heated debate.[MORE]
AFP raid homes of euthanasia planners
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is under fire after raiding the homes of two Victorians suffering from terminal illnesses.[MORE]
UK clears way for human-animal hybrid embryos
Britain's fertility regulator has given initial approval to research involving the production of human and animal hybrid embryos. [MORE]
Reproductive donors legislation sparks ethics debate
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Sperm and egg donors in NSW will be allowed to decide who receives their donations, under controversial new legislation.[MORE]
Researchers hail stem cell 'Holy Grail'
Scientists say they have generated potent stem cells from human skin.[MORE]
Conjoined twins assessed for separation
Melbourne surgeons are assessing conjoined twins from Bangladesh, to see whether they can be separated.[MORE]
World faces choice on human cloning: UN study
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A UN report says the world faces a stark choice about human cloning.[MORE]
Upper House therapeutic cloning debate adjourns
Tasmania's Legislative Council has briefly adjourned its debate on whether to allow therapeutic cloning.[MORE]
Cloning bill passes Tas Lower House
Controversial laws to allow therapeutic cloning have been passed by the Lower House of Tasmania's Parliament.[MORE]
Cloning bill expected to pass Tasmanian Assembly
Legislation allowing therapeutic cloning has enough support to pass the lower house of the Tasmanian Parliament.[MORE]
'4D ultrasounds' may test abortion laws
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Video-quality ultrasounds are changing the debate about the ethics of late-term abortion.[MORE]
Vic abortion bill to be withdrawn today
Victorian Labor MP Candy Broad will withdraw a private member's bill to decriminalise abortion today.[MORE]
Govt wants more organ donors
Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott says more Australians should be registered as organ donors, but the Government is not going to adopt a system where it is assumed people would like to be a donor.[MORE]
Canadian mother donates eggs to sick daughter
A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for use by her seven-year-old daughter, who is likely to become infertile.[MORE]
Opposition wants Burke, Fong inquiry widened
The Leader of the Opposition says an inquiry into the Director General of Health Neale Fong must also investigate his boss - the Health Minister Jim McGinty.[MORE]
Deputy Liberal leader defends Archbishop
The Deputy Opposition leader Troy Buswell has criticised the Parliamentary Privileges Committee after it wrote to Perth's Catholic Archbishop warning him not to interfere in the duties of MPs.[MORE]
