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- Climate Change Ethics Explained in New Primer
Posted on August 2, 2022
A new primer that frames the moral and policy issues around climate change calls it unlike any problem that humanity has ever faced. “No issue demands greater care in balancing... - If Not Now, Then When? Taking Disability Seriously in Bioethics
Posted on July 1, 2022
The impression of bioethicists as “dangerous” has been a theme in the disability movement for decades. Is it outdated? An article in the Hastings Center Report argues that ableism and... - Hastings Center Report Commentary Helps Catalyze Connecticut Action Against Unconsented Intimate Medical Exams
Posted on June 10, 2022
A national survey, described in an essay in the Hastings Center Report, found a widespread practice, often for medical student teaching purposes, of doing pelvic and rectal exams in unconscious... - Hastings Center Welcomes the 2022-2023 Sadler Scholars
Posted on June 9, 2022
The Hastings Center is pleased to welcome the 2022-2023 Sadler Scholars, a select group of nine doctoral students with research relevant to bioethics who are from racial and ethnic communities... - Physicians and Nurses Recognized for Providing Exceptional End of Life Care
Posted on May 17, 2022
The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation are pleased to announce nine recipients of awards that honor clinicians for outstanding care provided to patients nearing the end of life. The... - Sheldon Krimsky Remembered
Posted on May 17, 2022
The Hastings Center staff and community are saddened by the death of Sheldon Krimsky, a Hastings Center fellow, who warned of the risk of conflicts of interest from private companies...
