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When are you really dead?

At one point in the enduringly popular movie Princess Bride, the hero Wesley apparently dies. But his companions take him to Miracle Max who reassures them by saying: “it just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There is a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly […]

by Matthew Hanley Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022 / 5 mins /

7 Spaniards who were euthanised last year donated their organs

by Michael Cook Feb 1, 2022Feb 3, 2022 / 3 mins /

‘Extreme altruism’ in a pandemic

by Michael Cook Apr 28, 2020Apr 29, 2020 / 3 mins /

40,000 years ago Mungo Man was carefully buried

by Margaret Somerville Feb 22, 2018May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Ideology or evidence? The battle over presumed consent to organ donation

by Philippa Taylor Aug 10, 2017May 1, 2020 / 5 mins /

Euthanised organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists, say Belgian doctors

by Michael Cook Apr 24, 2017Jun 23, 2021 / < 1 min /

Everybody’s a winner when euthanasia combines with organ donation, say doctors

by Michael Cook Apr 5, 2016Apr 19, 2020 / 3 mins /

Dutch doctors to approve organ donation euthanasia

by Michael Cook Dec 1, 2014Apr 19, 2020 / 4 mins /

Putting a price on human organs

by Margaret Somerville Oct 31, 2013May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

“The Gatekeepers”

by Ronan Wright May 27, 2013May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Will pigs usher in the next medical revolution?

by Peter Cowan Dec 13, 2011May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Is China harvesting organs from ethnic minorities?

by Michael Cook Dec 12, 2011Apr 19, 2020 / 2 mins /

Organ donation: crossing the line

by Nancy Valko Oct 6, 2011May 1, 2020 / 8 mins /

Belgian doctors are using organs from euthanased patients

by Michael Cook Jun 13, 2011Apr 19, 2020 / 3 mins /