Cultural, Politics
Have We Finally Amused Ourselves to Death? The Triumph of Entertainment Values over Civic ...
In early 2016, I wrote a blog for Bioethics Today (formerly bioethics.net) that examined the rise of the Trump movement ...
Subject: Cultural
Cultural, Disability Studies
Confronting the Abuse of Disability Activist Language by the Maduro Administration in Vene...
In light of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s most recent dubious election victory claims, it is time for bioethicis...
Cultural, Gender Disparities, Health Disparities, Social Justice
Microaggressions And Black Maternal Health
The United States has the highest rate of death in pregnancy and childbirth. According to a 2023 report, it is one ...
Cultural, Public Health
Why Can’t we Admit Age is a (Biologically) Meaningful Number?
If there’s one phrase the June 2024 U.S. presidential debate may entirely eliminate from the English vocabulary it’s tha...
Cultural, Editorial-AJOB, Reproductive Ethics
Health Consequences of an Ideological Perspective on Population Growth in Iran
This editorial can be found in the July 2024 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics The promise of “Independence, Fr...
Cultural, Global Ethics, Policy, Politics
University Responses to Student Protests: Anti-Principle, Anti-Ethical, and Anti-Academic
No matter your views about the chaos in the world around us, what we, as bioethicists, have been witnessing at Columbia ...
Cultural, Ethics, Global Ethics, Health Regulation & Law, Justice, Professional Ethics
The Gaza Conflict and its Bioethical Challenges: Rethinking Physicians as Automatic Moral ...
As the human tragedy unfolds in Gaza and the surrounding region, characterized by unparalleled levels of destruction and...
Clinical Ethics, Cultural, Ethics, Policy, Politics
A Timely Review of Ethical Medical Practice in Israel: A Response to Accusations of Genoci...
War tests the fundamental ethical obligations of medical practice. In the middle of conflicts, it can be difficult for p...
Cultural
Understanding The Meaning of Laughter is Useful For Understanding The Morality of Actions
Laughter can be a useful support for understanding the morality of actions. Science tells us that laughter, this falsely...
Latinx Bioethics, Policy
Report Card Time: How Has the Biden Administration Addressed the U.S. Hispanic Community’s...
Much media attention has been given to the potentially shifting voting patterns of the U.S. Hispanic population in the 2...
Black Bioethics, Cultural, Gun violence
Do Bioethicists Care About Black Victims of Gun Violence?
Bioethicists have shown little interest in firearm violence and very few to none have written about firearm violence aff...
Cultural, LGBTQ ethics, Policy, Social Justice
Why Bioethics Needs Pride: Anti-LGBTQ Laws and Health Disparities
So far this year there have been over 300 anti-LGBTQ laws introduced in the US, already breaking last year’s recor...