Bioethics News

Luxembourg parliament adopts euthanasia law

Posted on 2010-09-21 by egle.tuzaite

Luxembourg parliament adopted a law late on Tuesday to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, adding the Grand Duchy to a small group of countries that allow the terminally ill to end their lives. Euthanasia would be allowed for the terminally ill and those with incurable diseases or conditions, only when they asked to die repeatedly and with the consent of two doctors and a panel of experts.

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Students could face dope tests

Posted on 2010-09-20 by egle.tuzaite

Students could one day face dope tests to prove they have not boosted their academic performance with so called “smart drugs”, a psychologist suggests. Any attempt to prohibit the use of [smart drugs] will probably be difficult or inordinately expensive to police effectively.

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Electronic “Sex Chips”

Posted on 2010-09-20 by egle.tuzaite

Scientists in the UK are working on methods to stimulate the brain, specifically in the orbitofrontal cortex, the part of the brain that feels pleasure from eating and sex. Using this chip technology, deep brain stimulation may be used to revive or enhance areas of the brain that are lacking. These are tough neuroethics questions for which we need answers soon.

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