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- Questions About Conscientious Objection in Health Care
Posted on January 24, 2018
In January the Department of Health and Human Services acted to increase enforcement of laws that permit doctors and other health care workers to refuse to provide services such as... - Good Sport: Why Our Games Matter and How Doping Undermines Them
Posted on January 8, 2018
In the wake of Olympic doping scandals and just before the Winter Games in Pyeongchang in February, a new book by Hastings Center President Emeritus Thomas Murray explores the use... - Hastings Center Scholar Addresses Implications of CDC Avoiding Seven Words
Posted on December 19, 2017
Vulnerable. Entitlement. Diversity. Transgender. Fetus. Evidence-based. Science-based. Last week, news outlets reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been advised to avoid using these seven words in... - Deadline Extended: Help Us Recognize Physicians for Outstanding End-of-Life Care
Posted on November 30, 2017
Nominations have been extended to January 22, 2018 for The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards, which recognize physicians in the United States who give exemplary care to patients nearing the... - How Much Control Should You Have Over Your Biological Data?
Posted on November 15, 2017
When you donate a sample of blood or saliva for research purposes, is it your property? What about the genetic and other data it contains? Should you be allowed to... - Responsible Science in a Perilous Time: Hastings and Union of Concerned Scientists Join Forces
Posted on November 15, 2017
Climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the advancement of gene editing and other transformative biotechnologies pose enormous global challenges. How can we promote responsible science, good governance, and opportunities for public...
