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Maine Republican state senator Brian Duprey has begun his quest to “shield potentially homosexual fetuses from discrimination.” His motivation?
“I want to ensure that a woman could not abort an unborn child simply because that child is determined to be carrying this gene.”
– Art Caplan
The following editorial can be found in the May 2024 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. In “Revive and Refuse: Capacity, Autonomy, and Refusal of Care After Opioid Overdose”, Marshall, Derse, Weiner, and Joseph contend that patients who may appear to satisfy the standard criteria for decision-making capacity could nevertheless be making non-autonomous refusals of […]
The following editorial can be found in the May 2024 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. Of all the five senses losing sight is the one that individuals fear the most. Worldwide blindness has afflicted tens of millions of people each year. Historically, this has inspired researchers and doctors to try whole eye transplants (WET). […]
The following editorial can be found in the May 2024 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. In 2022, an estimated 110,000 people died of an opioid-related drug overdose in the United States primarily related to illicit fentanyl. However, fatal overdoses comprise only a portion of all overdoses in any given year, since the majority […]
As the human tragedy unfolds in Gaza and the surrounding region, characterized by unparalleled levels of destruction and suffering, the plight of hospitals, patients, and healthcare providers has garnered widespread attention in international media. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health has emphasized the severity of the situation, stating that “The practice of […]
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