In light of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s most recent dubious election victory claims, it is time for bioethicists to rethink our complicity in the current regime’s rise to power. In particular, we must reassess our silence in not calling out Maduro’s tendency to co-opt activist language and use that language to gain national and international […]
The United States has the highest rate of death in pregnancy and childbirth. According to a 2023 report, it is one of the “most dangerous developed nations” for childbirth. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that the rising US maternal death rate grew significantly in 2021, reaching 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, up […]
If there’s one phrase the June 2024 U.S. presidential debate may entirely eliminate from the English vocabulary it’s that age is a meaningless number. Often attributed to boxer Muhammad Ali, who grudgingly retired at age 39, this centuries-old idea has had far-reaching consequences in global politics, as life expectancy more than doubled since the start […]
This editorial can be found in the July 2024 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics The promise of “Independence, Freedom and an Islamic Republic” since 1979 when the Islamic Party come to power has been replaced with horrific human rights abuses. Religious and minorities are frequently abused, arrested for their beliefs and deprived of […]
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