Tag: Sanctity of Life
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Abortion, America and a history of #sexstrikes
Earlier this month, the movie star Alyssa Milano suggested that women go on a #sexstrike in response to new laws restricting abortion in Georgia. But is it really a good idea?
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Amazon faces facial recognition rebellion
Shareholders of Amazon will demand, today, that the company stops selling its system to the police. It is simply too powerful and invasive, they say. Is facial recognition going too far?
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Alabama passes USA’s strictest abortion ban
Alabama’s new bill would outlaw abortion from the moment of conception, even in cases of rape and incest. It has sparked global outrage and fear for the future of women’s rights in America.
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Debate rages as first designer babies born
Should gene editing be banned? Chinese scientist He Jiankui claims to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies. The research, banned in many countries, has been widely condemned.
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Driverless cars ponder who should die first
Are some lives worth more than others? The rapid development of self-driving technology is raising questions about who should be saved in car crashes, and bringing up old ethical dilemmas.
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Book reveals Hawking’s last warning to humanity
Is humanity in danger? Genetically modified superhumans, climate chaos and an AI apocalypse — Stephen Hawking’s final book, which was published yesterday, predicts a future full of peril.
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Armchair assassins enter ethical minefield
Are drone pilots morally indefensible? With a click of a button, they can kill dozens. Now, the British Army is training ethicists to teach them about the morality of remote-control killing.
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Moral storm as designer babies get green light
Is it ethical to genetically engineer humans? A top bioethics council has declared gene editing of human embryos “morally permissible”. Some fear the social consequences could be disastrous.
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Ireland abortion vote ignites global debate
Should abortion be illegal? Today, Ireland holds a historic referendum on that issue. The vote, which looks set to be close, tackles what is arguably the world’s defining moral controversy.
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After 40 years, DNA tests trap serial killer
Should police have access to DNA databases? Last month, detectives in California caught a serial killer by using DNA information on a genealogy website. Privacy advocates are disturbed.
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The curious ethics of cruelty to robots
Should cruelty to robots be a crime? That is the premise of Westworld, whose second season premiered last week. It calls into question everything we think about morality...
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Alfie, the boy trapped between life and death
What should be done about Alfie Evans? The two-year-old is comatose and terminally ill. His hospital has decided that he should not be kept alive, but his parents refuse to give up hope.
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Toronto van attack: the cop who didn’t shoot
Is Canada’s calm cop a hero? After a van drove through pedestrians, killing 10, the public has praised the policeman who arrested the suspected driver. He says he was just doing his job.
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The brave French policeman who ‘died a hero’
Should you give your own life to save someone else? The world is mourning Arnaud Beltrame, a French policeman who died after saving a complete stranger during a terrorist attack on Friday.
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‘Death penalty for drug dealers’, urges Trump
Would executing drug dealers solve America’s opioid crisis? Donald Trump is seriously suggesting this drastic measure. “We have to get tough”, he says. But his opponents are aghast.