Richard J. BonniePosts by Richard J. BonnieBioethics Forum EssayRevising the Uniform Determination of Death Act: Response to Miller and Nair-CollinsTo address recent lawsuits that question whether the persistent of hormonal functions is consistent with death by neurologic criteria (such as the case of Jahi McMath), we proposed specific mention in a UDDA that loss of hormonal functions is not required for declaration of death by neurologic criteria.Read Revising the Uniform Determination of Death Act: Response to Miller and Nair-CollinsRelated Posts Inaugural Cohort of Trustees Emeriti AnnouncedNEW YORK, March 1 – The Hastings Center’s Board of Directors announced the inaugural cohort of trustees emeriti, former directors whose service, expertise, leadership, and support have helped position Hastings as the...Read Inaugural Cohort of Trustees Emeriti Announced Trustees EmeritiPresident Emeritus Thomas H. Murray Board Chairs Emeriti Harold EdgarJulius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology, Emeritus – Columbia Law School, Professor of Law, Emeritus, Columbia Law School, Founding...Read Trustees EmeritiBioethics Forum EssayProposal for Revising the Uniform Determination of Death ActWe believe that the concept of brain death, though flawed in its present application, can be preserved and promoted as a pathway to organ donation, but only after particular changes are made in the medical criteria for its diagnosis.Read Proposal for Revising the Uniform Determination of Death Act 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...Read The Hastings Center Bioethics TimelineBioethics Forum EssayRevising the Legal Standard for Determining DeathIn recent years, court cases and scholarly articles have increasingly highlighted discrepancies between the legal definition of death in the United States and the medical diagnostic standards for determining brain death. It has become clear to many that the 40-year-old Uniform Determination of Death Act, the legal standard, should be updated.Read Revising the Legal Standard for Determining DeathBioethics Forum EssayAn Incoherent Proposal to Revise the Uniform Determination of Death ActRead An Incoherent Proposal to Revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act PRESS RELEASE 10-3-2017: New in the Hastings Center ReportThe Case for Resource Sensitivity: Why It Is Ethical to Provide Cheaper, Less Effective Treatments in Global Health Govind C. Persad and Ezekiel J. Emanuel When Dr. Hortense screens her...Read PRESS RELEASE 10-3-2017: New in the Hastings Center ReportIRB: Ethics & Human ResearchMaintaining Informed Consent Validity during Lengthy Research ProtocolsValid informed consent is a cornerstone of ethical clinical research. A great deal of work has been undertaken to improve the informed consent process for clinical research, largely targeting the...Read Maintaining Informed Consent Validity during Lengthy Research Protocols