Valerie Gutmann KochPosts by Valerie Gutmann KochBioethics Forum EssayDenying Ventilators to Covid-19 Patients with Prior DNR Orders is UnethicalPreviously-stated DNR status would seem irrelevant to ventilator allocation, and yet some existing and proposed guidelines for triage during a public health emergency list DNR status in the list of criteria for excluding patients from getting ventilators or other life-saving health care. This approach is in direct opposition to the generally agreed-upon goal of maximizing the number of survivors, and could result in confusion and public mistrust of the health care system.Read Denying Ventilators to Covid-19 Patients with Prior DNR Orders is UnethicalBioethics Forum EssayA Right to Seek Payment for One’s TissueAfter much anticipation, on April 22, HBO debuted The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a film based on Rebecca Skloot’s bestselling book, starring Oprah Winfrey. Lacks’s cells provided the foundation...Read A Right to Seek Payment for One’s TissueBioethics Forum EssayNew Recommendations for Research with Human Subjects Who Lack Consent CapacityThe New York State Task Force on Life and the Law released its Report and Recommendations for Research with Human Subjects Who Lack Consent Capacity today, which analyzes the ethical and legal implications...Read New Recommendations for Research with Human Subjects Who Lack Consent Capacity