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Center faculty present at 20th annual American Society for Bioethics and Humanities conference
Center faculty members Dr. Len Fleck and Dr. Devan Stahl recently presented at the 20th annual American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) conference, held October 18-21 in Anaheim, CA. Dr. Fleck presented on “Parsimonious Precision Medicine: Wicked Problems.” The … Continue reading
Article from Dr. Stahl in ‘AJOB Neuroscience’
Center Assistant Professor Dr. Devan Stahl and co-author John Banja (Emory University) have a target article in the current issue of AJOB Neuroscience, titled “The Persisting Problem of Precedent Autonomy Among Persons in a Minimally Conscious State: The Limitations of Philosophical … Continue reading
Episode 4: Comparing Chinese and American Bioethics
Episode 4 of No Easy Answers in Bioethics is now available! This episode features guests Dr. Guobin Cheng, Adjunct Associate Professor with the Center for Ethics and Associate Professor at Southeast University in China, and Center Director and Professor Dr. Tom Tomlinson. Freshly back in East … Continue reading
Posted in Center News, Outreach, Podcasts, Uncategorized
Tagged ASBH, autonomy, bioethics, China, clinical ethics, family, medical ethics, No Easy Answers in Bioethics, patient autonomy, podcast, united states
The face of Zika: women and privacy in the Zika epidemic
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. By Monica List, DVM, MA A quick online search for “Zika” reveals two kinds of images, those of vectors and those of victims. Images of Aedes sp. mosquitoes, vectors … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, bioethics, bodies, epidemic, global health, media, Monica List, privacy, public health, Zika
The Challenges of Global Commercial Surrogacy
By Hannah Giunta
Recently, The Guardian has carried a series of articles on the issue of commercial surrogacy. No doubt the recent emphasis stems from high-profile cases in the UK and the U.S., particularly the case of a UK surrogate mother who was ordered to honor her surrogacy agreement with a gay couple after she changed her mind about relinquishing the child. In her May 9th editorial, Catherine Bennett laments that relational breakdowns in UK informal surrogacy arrangements will only encourage couples to look elsewhere for surrogates, and there are many women in developing countries who are willing to enter into these agreements even when few regulations exist to protect them. Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, Bioethics in the News, commercial surrogacy, family, global health, law, pregnancy, surrogacy, UK
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The Hunter’s Last Quest: The Idolatry of Autonomy
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Ann Mongoven, Ph.D. The tragic case of a young man’s hunting accident and subsequent death has made national news. The 32-year old Indiana … Continue reading
