April 21, 2025
A New Edition of American Journal of Law & Medicine Is Now Available
American Journal of Law & Medicine (vol. 50, no. 3-4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Public Policy
April 16, 2025
U.K. Supreme Court Rules Trans Women Can’t Be Defined as Women
(Wall Street Journal) – Decision follows a yearslong legal battle over protections for women and female-only spaces Britain’s top court ruled only those born female can be considered women, a landmark judgment that excludes transgender women from the legal definition … Read More
April 16, 2025
Abortions in Florida plunged more than in any other state in 2024, new data shows
(Axios) – The number of clinician-provided abortions in Florida declined last year more than in any other state, according to a new analysis. Why it matters: The data shows just how much the six-week ban that went into effect last … Read More
April 15, 2025
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
(Wired) – Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current … Read More
April 14, 2025
Recent hospital violence fuels effort to create workplace protections
(Axios) – A new round of workplace violence in hospitals and clinics is lending urgency to efforts to create a first-ever federal standard for protecting nurses, social workers and others in the medical system. Why it matters: Health care workers … Read More
April 11, 2025
A New Edition of Clinical Ethics Is Now Available
Clinical Ethics (vol. 20, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 10, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 11, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 9, 2025
Menopause makes it on the policy map
(Axios) – More than 20 bills focused on menopause care have been introduced across at least 13 states so far this year. Why it matters: Menopause education isn’t just having a moment. Changes that could permanently reshape insurance coverage and … Read More
April 9, 2025
Idaho restricts vaccine mandates
(Axios) – Idaho will enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on vaccine mandates in businesses and schools this summer after legislators on the last day of their session passed a revised “medical freedom” bill. Why it matters: The ban reflects a growing … Read More
April 8, 2025
All Federal Experts on H.I.V. Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed
(New York Times) – While it was known that some staff members devoted to H.I.V. prevention in other countries had been lost, The New York Times has learned that all such experts have now been terminated or are awaiting reassignment … Read More
April 7, 2025
‘I could live 30 years but plan to die’: How assisted dying law is dividing Canadians
(BBC) – April was born with spina bifida and was later diagnosed with tumours at the base of her spine which she says have left her in constant, debilitating pain. She’s been taking strong opioid painkillers for more than 20 … Read More
April 3, 2025
California man invites BBC to witness his death as MPs debate assisted dying
(BBC) – Wayne sits in a reclining chair where he spends most of his days. Terminally ill, he is too weak to leave the house. He has invited BBC News to witness his death under California’s assisted dying laws – … Read More
April 3, 2025
Kids are talking to ‘AI companions.’ Lawmakers want to regulate that.
(Washington Post via MSN) – That eyebrow-raising encounter reinforced Padilla’s concern that AI companion bots, which can hold personal conversations with users and even form relationships, pose safety risks for minors, he said in a phone interview Monday. Now Padilla … Read More
April 3, 2025
Unanimous Supreme Court upholds FDA block of flavored vapes
(ABC News) – A unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday backed the Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to authorize the sale of kid-friendly flavored e-cigarettes and vapes, including the flavors “Killer Kustard Blueberry,” “Rainbow Road,” and “Pineapple Express.” Justice Samuel Alito, … Read More
April 3, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 2, 2025
A New Edition of Hastings Center Report Is Now Available
Hastings Center Report (vol. 55, Issue 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 1, 2025
The CDC Has Been Gutted
(Wired) – Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die. Thousands of federal employees at the US Centers … Read More
April 1, 2025
Tuesday will mark the end of criminalized surrogacy in Michigan
(Michigan Advance) – Starting Tuesday it will no longer be a crime to enter into a surrogacy contract in Michigan. The Michigan Family Protection Act will go into effect April 1, officially repealing a ban that made Michigan the only … Read More
April 1, 2025
Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’
(Wired) – The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding democracy. Israeli historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari’s book Sapiens became an international … Read More
March 31, 2025
Terri Schiavo’s death 20 years ago sparked lingering debate about death and politics
(USA Today) – Monday marks 20 years since the death of Terri Schiavo, whose landmark case became the symbol of the “right to die” movement, generated political controversy and sparked public outcry as her husband and family members took their … Read More
March 31, 2025
A New Edition of Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Is Now Available
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 21, no. 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 28, 2025
Texas GOP Lawmakers Propose Amending Abortion Ban Linked to Deaths and a Rise in Sepsis Cases
(ProPublica) – Texas Republicans have proposed changes to the state’s strict abortion ban they say would make clear that doctors can terminate pregnancies for serious medical risks without having to wait until a patient’s condition becomes life-threatening. The legislation comes … Read More
March 25, 2025
What Do We Owe This Cluster of Cells?
(New York Times) – On June 24, 2022, the same day the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, I received a call from the fertility clinic where I’d been undergoing in vitro fertilization, informing … Read More
March 24, 2025
Keir Starmer’s end-of-life care plan is branded ‘absurd’ – amid claims MPs will try and force a review ‘within a year’ into controversial proposal
(Daily Mail) – MPs will try to legislate to force a review into palliative care within a year, after Labour was accused of kicking the can down the road. Despite assurances to address the issue alongside the Assisted Dying Bill, … Read More
March 18, 2025
Doctors insist they are not ‘neutral’ on assisted dying
(The Times) – More than 250 GPs signed a letter saying their views had been misrepresented after the Royal College of GPs softened its stance on assisted dying Doctors have accused the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) of “grossly misrepresenting” … Read More
