Michelle BayefskyPosts by Michelle BayefskyBioethics Forum EssayThe Symbolic Value of the Bioethics and Populism DebateIn their paper “Bioethics and Populism: How Should Our Field Respond?” Mildred Solomon and Bruce Jennings have sparked an important debate about the role of bioethics in our current political...Read The Symbolic Value of the Bioethics and Populism DebateRelated PostsBioethics Forum EssayThe Value of Bioethics Against Authoritarian PopulismPopulism has been influencing public discourse and election outcomes in several countries recently. The degree to which populism has a sway on elections varies with the electoral system in each...Read The Value of Bioethics Against Authoritarian Populism The Regulatory Gap for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Michelle Bayefsky The use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, the powerful technique employed during fertility treatment to select embryos based on their genes, is currently unregulated in the United States—unlike in...Read The Regulatory Gap for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis PRESS RELEASE 2-2-15: New in the Hastings Center ReportFor two years, a debate has raged over the study known as the Surfactant, Positive Pressure, and Oxygenation Randomized Trial (SUPPORT), which sought to gauge the risks and benefits of...Read PRESS RELEASE 2-2-15: New in the Hastings Center Report Regulating Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in the United States: The Limits of Unlimited SelectionMichelle Bayefsky and Bruce Jennings (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) During medically assisted reproduction, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can be used to select some embryos for use and to discard others based...Read Regulating Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in the United States: The Limits of Unlimited Selection Books by Hastings ScholarsResearch projects at the Center often lead to books. In addition, Center scholars write independently on a variety of topics. Here is a selection of books. Human Flourishing in an...Read Books by Hastings Scholars