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To mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the United States Public Health Service’s Syphilis Study, the National Library of Medicine recently digitized and released reams of historical documen...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/newly-released-documents-from-untreated-syphilis-study-ethical-just-and-respectful-use-of-archival-materials/

Despite the medical necessity of the abortion, it was delayed and rescheduled twice that day because individual anesthesiologists, technicians, and nurses did not want to be involved in, what sev...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/conscientious-objection-and-abortion-medical-students-perspective/

It seems to me a kind of magical thinking to assume that explaining the genetic causes of obesity will reduce stigma when that new explanation is lodged firmly within a broader project of treatin...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/the-genetics-of-obesity-a-new-narrative-or-the-same-old-story/

When I said “yes!” to my partner’s proposal last spring and changed my Facebook relationship status to engaged, I expected targeted advertisements for wedding dresses, flowers, and photogra...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/should-your-wedding-plans-include-plasma-donation/

New inquiry examines ethics of 1960's experiments involving Punjabi immigrants in the United Kingdom and radioactive chapatis. The post Race, Research, and Bioethics: The Chapatis Studies appe...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/research-race-and-bioethics-the-chapatis-studies/

Some people advocate giving Alzheimer's disease drugs to people with normal cognitive function who have elevated amyloid levels in their brains. This is not only wrong, but dangerous. The post ...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/dont-give-symptom-free-people-alzheimers-drugs/

Many post-World War II international structures are what might be called bioethics adjacent: They are not strictly part of the set of widely recognized global bioethics standards and instruments,...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/chemical-weapons-convention-reaches-milestone/

Just one month ago, my mom received an intravenous infusion of CAR T-cells, which have become mythical creatures in my imagination. The post My Mom’s Myeloma and the Fire-Breathing Chimaera ...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/my-moms-myeloma-and-the-fire-breathing-chimera/

Bioethicists should practice linguistic justice, making our work accessible to people by using relatable language. It's key to improving health justice. The post Improving Linguistic Justice an...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/linguistic-justice-and-accessibility-in-bioethics-work/

The system of mandatory reporting of child abuse is rife with ethical problems and can lead to unjustified custody loss. The post Our System for Reporting Child Abuse is Unethical appeared fir...

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/our-system-for-reporting-child-abuse-is-unethical/