Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1987]
Victoria Gillick ran an active campaign against the hospital policy of prescribing contraceptive to a girl under 16 because the doctor...
The Downfall of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini
There are multiple aspects to the high-profile case of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, who developed and implanted synthetic trachea in patients,...

Regulation of Vaginal Mesh as a Medical Device
On 16 August 2017 The Guardian argued that: “the approval process for medical devices is poorly regulated in comparision to drugs: no...
A Brief Commentary on Decline in Blood Donation Rate among Black communities in England - An analysis
Currently, The England Blood Donation service is in need of blood donations from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities with focus...
ABC v St George Healthcare [2015][2017] - Analysis of the Law
Abstract(1) A client’s father has Huntington’s disease and she has 50% chance of inheriting it. A meeting in 2009 decided not to override...
Advance Directive and USA 预设医疗指示在美国
According to Wikipedia, advance directives were created in response to the increasing sophistication and prevalence of medical...
Definition of Euthanasia 安乐死的定义
It is defined in the broad sense as the direct intentional killing of a person as part of the medical care being offered. Active...
Dignitas and Its Operation
Dignitas was established on 17 May 1998 by Ludwig Minelli in Switzerland. The motto of the organization is ‘to live with dignity, to die...
Euthanasia and the Netherlands - Part I
We need to firstly understand the health care system in the Netherlands before we explain the current situation of euthanasia in the...