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Advances in health, science, and technology raise profound ethical questions. We work for solutions that promote well-being for all.

Hastings Center News

Vaccine Access, Vaccine Hesitancy: Challenges to Herd Immunity

Vaccine Access, Vaccine Hesitancy: Challenges to Herd Immunity

New Guidance Released for Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation

New Guidance Released for Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation

Protecting Communities from Covid-19

Protecting Communities from Covid-19

Democracy in Crisis: Civic Learning and the Reconstruction of Common Purpose

Democracy in Crisis: Civic Learning and the Reconstruction of Common Purpose

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Bioethics Forum

WHO-China Report on Covid: Important Step Forward, More to Be Done

WHO-China Report on Covid: Important Step Forward, More to Be Done

Too Taboo to Contemplate? Refusing Covid Vaccination for Some People with Dementia

Too Taboo to Contemplate? Refusing Covid Vaccination for Some People with Dementia

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Bioethics Briefings

Pandemics: The Ethics of Mandatory and Voluntary Interventions

Pandemics: The Ethics of Mandatory and Voluntary Interventions

Public Health Ethics and Law

Public Health Ethics and Law

Disaster Planning and Public Health

Disaster Planning and Public Health

Law Enforcement and Genetic Data

Law Enforcement and Genetic Data

Environment, Ethics, and Human Health

Environment, Ethics, and Human Health

Aging

Aging

Genomics, Behavior, and Social Outcomes

Genomics, Behavior, and Social Outcomes

End-of-Life Care

End-of-Life Care

Physician-Assisted Death

Physician-Assisted Death

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Special Reports

Democracy in Crisis: Civic Learning and the Reconstruction of Common Purpose
January-February 2021Democracy in Crisis: Civic Learning and the Reconstruction of Common Purpose
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May-June 2020For “All of Us”? On the Weight of Genomic Knowledge
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Events

April 20, 2021Vaccine Access, Vaccine Hesitancy: Challenges to Herd Immunity

Hastings President Mildred Solomon, Dr. Rhea Boyd, and Maya Goldenberg will host a discussion on vaccine access and hesitancy.

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May 28, 2021Do Genetic Findings Impact Perceptions of Responsibility?

Ethicists and geneticists have speculated that genetic information can affect how people understand what they are responsible for or responsible to do.

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Hastings Center Journals

Ethics & Human Research
Human Infection Challenge Experiments: Then and Now

Human Infection Challenge Experiments: Then and Now

Hastings Center Report
Does a Public Health Crisis Justify More Research with Incarcerated People?

Does a Public Health Crisis Justify More Research with Incarcerated People?

Hastings Center Report
Civic Learning When the Facts Are Politicized: How Values Shape Facts, and What to Do about It

Civic Learning When the Facts Are Politicized: How Values Shape Facts, and What to Do about It

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