Bonnie Steinbock
Posts by Bonnie Steinbock
- Bioethics Forum Essay
What’s Wrong with Virginity Testing?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayWhen the rapper T. I. disclosed on a podcast that he takes his 18-year-old daughter to a yearly gynecological examination to ensure that her hymen is still intact, the reaction of most people was condemnation. His obsession with her virginity is creepy, his subjecting her to an invasive procedure that has no medical value is controlling, and his willingness to talk about it publicly displays contempt for her rights to privacy and dignity. Some think that the law should prohibit physicians from performing or supervising virginity examinations. But the law is not the best means for dealing with the problem, and the problem is not simply virginity testing.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
What’s Wrong with a Fertility Doctor Using His Own Sperm?
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Wrongful Death Suits for Frozen Embryos: A Bad Idea
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayLast March, 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos were lost at University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland when the temperature in cryogenic tanks spiked due to human error. Officials at University Hospitals have apologized repeatedly to the affected patients, and say that they are working to provide ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Breastfeeding and Transgender Women
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Preventing Sex-Selective Abortions in America: A Solution in Search of a Problem
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayArkansas has recently joined seven other states (Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota) in banning abortions for sex selection. Arizona’s law requires doctors to ask a woman seeking an abortion if she knows the sex of the fetus, and if she does,...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Questions About Using “Mosaic” Embryos in IVF
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayCouples undergoing IVF routinely undergo preimplantation genetic screening, or PGS, to make sure that their embryos are viable and free of genetic disease. However, some embryos have both normal and abnormal cells, and at least some of these “mosaic” embryos are capable of developing into healthy...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
The Case for Expanding Physician-Assisted Death to Psychiatric Conditions
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayShould people suffering from psychiatric conditions, such as severe, prolonged depression, that have not responded to treatment, be eligible for physician-assisted death? Most jurisdictions that allow PAD do not permit it for psychiatric conditions. However, though rare, it is allowed in Belgium and ...Read the Post - From Bioethics Briefings
Abortion
Read the PostFrom Bioethics BriefingsFraming the Issue Despite the 1973 ruling by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade that women have a constitutional right to make the decision to terminate a pregnancy, abortion remains one of the most divisive and emotionally charged issues in American politics. At one end of the debate over this practic...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Banning Abortion for Down Syndrome: Legal or Ethical Justification?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayThe Ohio legislature is expected to approve a bill this fall that would make it illegal for doctors to perform an abortion if the reason the woman wants a termination is to avoid having a baby with Down syndrome. Since prenatal tests for Down syndrome are done in the second, or even the first, trimes...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Reasonable Regulation of Surrogate Motherhood
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayThis month France’s highest court granted legal recognition to children born to surrogates. Previously, surrogate children were deprived of any legal connection to their parents, or any civil status in France. They could not get ID cards or passports, or register for state health care or other bene...Read the Post
