Ruth Institute Blog

Margaret Somerville, Mercatornet.com

Legalising euthanasia will have incalculable consequences for healthcare professionals.

Last week, the Quebec College of Physicians and Surgeons tentatively approved euthanasia. That means it’s essential that we look, specifically, at the impact that euthanasia would have on physicians and the profession of medicine, in order to understand why this approval is a very bad idea. Read more…

Michael Cook, Mercatornet.com

Should doctors employed by a government hospital be allowed to make a conscientious objection to abortion? A British doctor, J.W. Gerrard, constructs an original defence of the “yes” position in the latest issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. He believes that it can be both reasonable and ethical. Two of his arguments are worth exploring. Read more…