The global bioweapons regime stands at a pivotal point where collaboration or conflict can determine the future of bioethical standards and international security. A recent sign pointing toward conflict is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Biotechnology and Human Enhancement Technologies Strategy, which singles Russia as a bad actor. Such an approach not only risks […]
Clinicians increasingly rely on AI-driven clinical decision support systems. One important facet of decision support systems is the pop-up notification. Clinicians see pop-ups in their electronic health records (EHR) systems. Pop-up alerts may add consistency to patient care and even promote safety, but they may also contribute to medicalization, overprescribing, and unsafe prescribing and be […]
Anti-abortion advocates frequently insist that abortion is “killing babies” and “murdering children.” “Heartbeat” bills, or abortion bans, often use this language. Alabama’s Supreme Court even ruled that frozen embryos are children. While philosophers have much discussed how “persons” and “human beings” are best defined, there is little comparable discussion about defining “babies” and “children.” Here […]
This editorial can be found in the August 2024 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics As we’ve seen with the anti-abortion movement’s attacks on access to reproductive healthcare (including abortion), the safe and well-established field of gender-affirming care has increasingly come under attack by anti-trans extremists, including lawmakers. As is the case with the anti-abortion movement, […]
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