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TRANSCRIPT: Towards Navigating Danger and Promise Together — Editing the Human Genome
Transcript generated by machine and may contain errors Dani Pacia Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Hastings Center event toward navigating danger and Promise together editing the human genome. This discussion...Read “TRANSCRIPT: Towards Navigating Danger and Promise Together — Editing the Human Genome”
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Webinars
Below is a list of webinars hosted by The Hastings Center for Bioethics: In Science We Trust? Can AI Promote Our Health & Well-Being? Can AI Improve Healthcare for Everyone?...Page
The Hastings Center Bioethics Timeline
“Bioethics” has been defined in several different ways. Most broadly, it is the interdisciplinary study of ethical, legal, and social issues arising in the life sciences and health care. Though...Page
Hastings Conversations: Our Series
In 2020, The Hastings Center produced two Hastings Conversations series, Reopening the Nation, in response to the Covid-19 epidemic, and Securing Health in a Troubled Time, in response to racial...Bioethics Forum Essay
Human Embryo Research Beyond 14 Days? International Perspectives
In late May, an international organization eliminated a 40-year prohibition against human embryo research beyond 14 days. The legal and scientific consequences will vary around the world.Read “Human Embryo Research Beyond 14 Days? International Perspectives”
Bioethics Forum Essay
Nope. A Covid-19 Travel Pass isn’t Just like the Yellow Card.
Citing the Yellow Card as precedent for Covid-19 travel passes that exempt those with proof of vaccination from testing and quarantine mandates when crossing certain borders is an erroneous policy assumption that could prolong the pandemic and imperil global health.Read “Nope. A Covid-19 Travel Pass isn’t Just like the Yellow Card.”
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Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates: Prospects and Problems
Now, with limited distribution of vaccines with varying degrees of efficacy there is renewed interest in immunity passports; more accurately described as vaccination certificates. What remains to be determined is who may use this documentation for what purpose.Read “Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates: Prospects and Problems”
SPECIAL EVENTS
Re-opening the Nation, a Series of Hastings Conversations
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Re-Opening the Nation: Should We Turn to Immunity Testing?
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Bioethics Forum Essay
U.S. and Canada: Being Good Neighbors in the Pandemic
Canada has a fraction of the number of cases of Covid-19 as the U.S. Canadians feel vulnerable. But Canadians and Americans need to find ways to build and maintain trust within and across our borders.Read “U.S. and Canada: Being Good Neighbors in the Pandemic”
Bioethics Forum Essay
Why Avoid the “M-Word” in Human Genome Editing?
It is a truism that good ethics begins with good facts. Here are some of the facts about the ethics and politics of heritable human genome editing from 2015 to 2019.Bioethics Forum Essay
Moratorium on Human Genome Editing: Time to Get It Right
Last month, the journal Nature published a call for a global moratorium on heritable human genome editing. Despite criticism, notably from CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, the moratorium is just what's needed now.Read “Moratorium on Human Genome Editing: Time to Get It Right”
Bioethics Forum Essay
Scientists Disagree About the Ethics and Governance of Human Germline Editing
Despite the appearance of agreement, scientists are not of the same mind about the ethics and governance of human germline editing. A careful review of public comments and published commentaries...Read “Scientists Disagree About the Ethics and Governance of Human Germline Editing”
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He Jiankui: A Sorry Tale of High-Stakes Science
In response to news of the world’s first babies born in China from gene-edited embryos, Sam Sternberg, a CRISPR/Cas9 researcher at Columbia University, spoke for many when he said “I’ve...IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Ideal Ethical Standards for Contraceptive Use
A letter to the editor from Françoise Baylis and Chris Kaposy concerning the recent commentary by Toby Schonfeld and colleagues (“Ideal vs. Real: Revisiting Contraceptive Guidelines,” Nov-Dec 2010), which was...IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Ideal vs. Real: Revisiting Contraceptive Guidelines
We read, with interest, the lead article in the September-October 2010 issue of IRB: Ethics & Human Research.1 We are grateful to Chris Kaposy and Françoise Baylis for keeping the important issue of the...IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Ethical, Evidence-Based Guidelines for Contraceptive Use in Research
Research ethics review committees commonly approve protocols that require women of childbearing potential to use one or two means of birth control while enrolled in clinical drug trials, and sometimes...Read “Ethical, Evidence-Based Guidelines for Contraceptive Use in Research”
IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Knowledge of Regulations Governing Pediatric Research: A Pilot Study
A growing awareness of the paucity of evidence for most treatments in pediatric medicine1 has led to a rapid increase in the number of clinical trials involving children.2 This means...Read “Knowledge of Regulations Governing Pediatric Research: A Pilot Study”
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PRESS RELEASE: 09.30.10 Bioethics Scholars Fault Requirement that All Women in Clinical Drug Trials Use Contraception
(Garrison, NY) Research ethics review committees often require all women of childbearing age who enroll in clinical trials to use contraceptives to protect against a developing fetus being exposed to...Bioethics Forum Essay
Are Canadian Fertility Services Breaking the Law?
In Canada, payment for eggs, sperm, in vitro embryos, and surrogacy is prohibited under the Assisted Human Reproduction Actof 2004. Offering or advertising such payments and brokering deals for eggs,...Bioethics Forum Essay
The Hazards of Fast Science
A recent editorial in Nature lauds the U.S. government for its efforts to promote open communication between government scientists and journalists, but it condemns the Canadian government for its opposing efforts to...Bioethics Forum Essay
Geron’s Discontinued Stem Cell Trial: What About the Research Participants?
On November 14, Geron, a pioneer in the field of human embryonic stem cell research, announced that it would discontinue its stem cell programs. This abrupt decision, which shocked the...Read “Geron’s Discontinued Stem Cell Trial: What About the Research Participants?”
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Children at all Costs?
In the past few weeks, the North American media has been rife with stories about unusual births following fertility treatment. The first was that of Nadya Suleman (christened by the...Bioethics Forum Essay
ES Cells and iPS Cells: A Distinction with a Difference
Gregory Kaebnick recently suggested in Bioethics Forum that apparent differences between induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and embryos created by somatic cell nuclear transfer may not be all that relevant...Read “ES Cells and iPS Cells: A Distinction with a Difference”
