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Individual vs. Public Benefit in Liver Donation

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Hannah Giunta Earlier this month, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) announced it would hold a public hearing regarding concerns about disparities in … Continue reading →

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New article in the APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine by Dr. Leonard Fleck: “Parsimonious Care: Does Ockham’s Laser Belong in Medicine’s Black Bag?”

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

Center for Ethics Professor Leonard Fleck discusses question about the increase in health care costs in the United States, who should have responsibility in controlling health care costs, and how these questions are connected to parsimonious care. The article was … Continue reading →

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Deborah Fisch, JD, to address the current VBAC position at December’s Brownbag Webinar

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

The Declining Provider: Refusal, Responsibility, and Reasonableness Event flyer: Fisch Flyer Evidence shows that most women who give birth by cesarean section can successfully – and safely – give birth vaginally in future pregnancies. Yet in the United States, most … Continue reading →

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