Aashna Lal

Senior Project Manager Research Assistant

Aashna Lal joined The Hastings Center in September 2021. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021 with majors in Biology and Plan II Honors.

During her time at the University of Texas, she researched human-centered design in healthcare artificial intelligence and served as an intern for organizations such as The Livestrong Foundation and LifeWorks Austin. Through her senior honors thesis, she examined the effective altruism movement in global health, focusing on philosophical and economic shortcomings of the movement.

Posts by Aashna Lal

Bioethics Forum Essay

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New York City’s Involuntary Commitment Plan: Fulfilling a Moral Obligation?

After a string of violent crimes involving mentally ill people who are homeless, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan for police and emergency medical workers to involuntarily remove people with severe mental illness from the streets and bring them to hospitals for psychiatric evaluation. Mayor Adams said we have a “moral obligation” to help people who are mentally ill. But is this plan moral?

Bioethics Forum Essay

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Mark Cuban’s Innovative Pharmacy: A Band-Aid on Drug Prices

Billionaire Mark Cuban and physician Alex Oshmyansky recently launched the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC), an online pharmacy that sells generic prescription medicines at significantly lower prices than other sources. But the acclaim for the pharmacy may eclipse attention to the longstanding structural problems of the pharmaceutical industry and MCCPDC’s role in it.

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Bioethics in Community Health

Hastings Center Research Scholar Carolyn Neuhaus will be on a panel with Danielle M. Pacia, Aashna Lal, and Johanna Crane presenting Bioethics in Community Health at the ASBH 25th Annual...

Bioethics Forum Essay

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New York’s Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Initiative: Positive Signs and a Path Forward

Recent policies by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams to identify homeless mentally ill people and remove them from the streets for involuntary...

TRANSCRIPT: Anti-Black Racism, Health & Health Care

This transcript was generated by computer and may contain errors. Aashna Lal, The Hastings Center Thank you all for joining us today. Welcome to anti-black racism, health and health care....

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Bioethics in Community Health: Understanding Ethical Challenges of Community Health Centers

Principal Investigators: Carolyn P. Neuhaus, Nancy Berlinger Funder: Greenwall Foundation, Making A Difference Program This national study of nonprofit community health centers in the United States will learn about and...

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at The Hastings Center

Table of contents: Introduction The Hastings Center is committed to the long-term work of ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in our scholarship, in the field of bioethics, and in the...

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