Sweden to end the practice of prescribing puberty-blockers to minors

Karalinska Hospital in Sweden, one of the world’s most renowned medical establishments, to end the practice of prescribing puberty-blockers to minors. The hospital cited the high risk-to-benefit ratio of hormonal interventions in children to justify their decision. What’s called the “Dutch Protocol,” of blocking puberty and then administering cross-sex hormones, may be falling out of favor.…

M.A. in Bioethics (opening October 2019)

The Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta is currently accepting applications for the Master of Arts in Bioethics (opening October 2019). Offered on a part-time basis (evening), the course aims to foster a culture respectful of bioethics and to empower candidates for ethical decision and policy-making relevant to their professional practices. The M.A. in Bioethics is strongly inter-disciplinary. It encourages research in bioethics and…