Bonnie Steinbock
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Abortion
Read the PostFrom Bioethics BriefingsA central philosophical question in the abortion debate concerns the moral status of the embryo and fetus. If the fetus is a person, with the same right to life as any human being who has been born, it would seem that very few, if any, abortions could be justified, because it is not morally permissible to kill children because they are unwanted or illegitimate or disabled. However, the morality of abortion is not settled so straightforwardly. Even if one accepts the argument that the fetus is a person, it does not automatically follow that it has a right to the use of the pregnant woman’s body. Thus, the morality of abortion depends not only on the moral status of the fetus, but also on whether the pregnant woman has an obligation to continue to gestate the fetus.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Should Pro-Choice Advocates Compromise on Abortion?
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The FDA and the Moral Distinction Between Killing and Letting Die
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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
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The Hastings Center Bioethics Timeline
Read the PostPage“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 it has roots tracing back decades or generations earlier, modern bioethics is widely held to have aris...Read the Post - Page
PRESS RELEASE 10-16-2018: What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? Citizenship and Justice in Aging Societies
Read the PostPageThe United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035. While bioethics scholarship on aging has historically concerned itself with issues at the end of life and the medical care of patients with chronic or progressive conditions, it is time for bioethics to look ...Read the Post - Page
What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? Citizenship and Justice in Aging Societies
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