A striking profile of a bush-loving hunter who's trying to draw attention to the impact of feral cat on the biodiversity of native bush in Aotearoa, and provoke action to address is at scale;

https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2019012748/feral-the-advance-of-destructive-wild-cats-across-new-zealand-s-native-heartland

This is the most challenging ethical quandary kiwi vegans face, a classic trolley problem.

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#conservation #biodiversity #BioEthics #AnimalRights

The American Medical Association (#AMA) just killed off its #OpenAccess _Journal of Ethics_.

Here's the uninformative good-bye editorial.
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/breaking-bad-news/2025-11

Here's a somewhat more informative news story about it.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118526

Neither piece tells us why the AMA came to this decision.

#Bioethics #DiamondOA #Ethics #Medicine #Philosophy

👆 Confidential birth offers far better care, anonymity, and safety for women and babies, compared to baby boxes.

So if #babyBox initiatives are on your ballot this year, think twice.

#ethics #bioethics #policy #family #parenting #adoption #2025election

🧠 People Are Horrified by Lab-Grown Human Brains

｢ The existence of this lab-grown brain and other similar organoids have gotten some scientists speculating that these little walnuts may become conscious in the future — essentially a soupçon of human sentience in a petri dish — which, of course, carries immense ethical implications and icks a lot of people out ｣

https://futurism.com/health-medicine/lab-grown-human-brain-poll

#science #bioethics