July 24, 2019
General Bioethics
July 22, 2019
Daniel Callahan, a Pioneer in Bioethics, Dies at 88
July 16, 2019
Head of Planned Parenthood Groups Departs, Cites Differences over Abortion
July 16, 2019
US Activists Promote Anti-Birth Control App in Nigeria ‘Most Vulnerable’ Areas
June 24, 2019
Leaps and Boundaries: The Rise of China as a Science Superpower
June 21, 2019
A New Edition of The American Journal of Bioethics Is Now Available
June 19, 2019
South Africa Euthanasia Activist Convicted of Murder
June 19, 2019
A New Edition of Ethics and Information Technology Is Now Available
June 17, 2019
A New Edition of Journal of Medical Ethics Is Now Available
June 14, 2019
What Medicine Can Learn from Doctors and Researchers with Disabilities
June 13, 2019
Amid Measles Outbreak, New York Ends Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
May 28, 2019
Abortion: Islamic and Jewish Views on When a Human Soul Enters the Human Fetus
May 21, 2019
States Sue Over Rule Allowing Clinicians to Refuse Abortions
May 20, 2019
Healthcare, Social Media and a Web of Moral Issues
May 14, 2019
German Ethics Council Expresses Openness to Eventual Embryo Editing
May 10, 2019
How Big a Problem Is Religious Objection in Health Care?
(NPR) – When a health care provider feels they have been forced to do something they disagree with on moral or religious grounds, they can file a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services. Some high-profile cases have … Read More
May 8, 2019
Driverless Cars: Researchers Have Made a Wrong Turn
(Nature) – This leads to something many academics overlook: driverless does not mean humanless. My research on the history of technology suggests that such advances might reduce the need for human labour, but it seldom, if ever, eliminates that need … Read More
April 11, 2019
The Thriving, Legally Questionable Market for Synthetic Urine
(Vox) – The existence of these companies is a marker of this particular moment in drug policy. Widespread workplace drug testing started in the “Just Say No” era of the late ’80s. Today, 56 percent of employers require pre-employment drug … Read More
April 8, 2019
Google Disbands Artificial Intelligence Ethics Board
(Japan Today) – Google has disbanded a recently assembled artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel in the face of controversy over its membership. The end of the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) came just days after a group of Google … Read More
March 25, 2019
How Pope Francis Could Shape the Future of Robotics
(BBC) – It might not be the first place you imagine when you think about robots. But in the Renaissance splendour of the Vatican, thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, scientists, ethicists and theologians gather to discuss the future of … Read More
March 25, 2019
A New Edition of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Is Now Available
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 43, no. 6, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bioethics After the Death of God” by Mark J Cherry “Engelhardt’s Diagnosis and Prescription: Persuasive or Problematic?” by B. Andrew Lustig … Read More
March 22, 2019
IVF Ethics Pioneer Mary Warnock Dies
(BBC) – The philosopher and IVF ethics pioneer Baroness Mary Warnock has died at the age of 94. She chaired a number of inquiries to inform government policy. They included a report which led to the creation of the Human … Read More
March 22, 2019
Many Catholic Hospitals Fail to Disclose Religious Affiliation, Restrictions Online
(Reuters) – Patients should know if the hospital they choose will restrict their care for religious reasons, but among nearly 650 Catholic hospitals in the U.S., a new study finds that one in five don’t explicitly disclose this information on … Read More
March 19, 2019
Censorship or Social Responsibility? Amazon Removes Some Books Peddling Vaccine Misinformation
(The Washington Post) – Amazon has now joined other companies navigating the line between doing business and censoring it, in an age when, experts say, misleading claims about health and science have a real impact on public health. NBC Nightly … Read More
March 13, 2019
Renowned Sudanese Geneticist Behind Bars for Opposing Regime
(Science) – A leading Sudanese geneticist has been imprisoned for speaking out against the country’s repressive regime. Muntaser Ibrahim, who heads the University of Khartoum’s Institute of Endemic Diseases, was arrested on 21 February in Khartoum and has been detained … Read More
