Making Progress on Death: Towards an Updated Normative Framework
Join me on March 24-25, 2021, for "Making Progress on Death: Towards an Updated Normative Framework." Register here.Over 50 years after its inception, the Neurological Standard for Declaration of Death (NSDD) remains a subject of criticisms and challen... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 10, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Jahi McMath – Role of Race & Obesity
Yolonda Yvette Wilson discusses the role that race played in the Jahi McMath case. She recently presented "Death, Pandemic, and Intersectionality: What the Failures in an End-of-Life Case Can Teach About Structural Justice and COVID-19" for the Univers... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 9, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Science in the Biden White House: Eric Lander, Alondra Nelson, and the Legacy of Lewis Thomas
Science has replaced populism in the White House. For the first time, the president's science
advisor will be elevated to cabinet rank. There are other good omens, as well.
The post Science in the Biden White House: Eric Lander, Alondra Nelson, and the Legacy of Lewis Thomas appeared first on The Hastings Center. (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Susan Gilbert Tags: Health Care Public Health Alondra Nelson artificial intelligence Covid-19 Ethics Resource Center Eric Lander Hastings Bioethics Forum Lewis Thomas President Joe Biden Science and Society syndicated White House science advisors Source Type: blogs
Massachusetts Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill Reintroduced
Compassion &
Choices Action Network today praised Massachusetts lawmakers for reintroducing
the End of
Life Options Act (SD 801/HD 1456) and urged the Legislature to pass the
popular bill to prevent any more terminally ill residents from needlessly... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Cross Post: Not Recommending AstraZeneca Vaccine For The Elderly Risks The Lives Of The Most Vulnerable
Jonathan Pugh, University of Oxford and Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford Regulators in Europe are at odds over whether the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine should be given to the elderly. In the UK, the vaccine has been approved for use in adults aged 18 and up, but France, Germany, Sweden and Austria say the vaccine should be […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Health Care Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health COVID-19 Cross Post Jonny Pugh's Posts Julian Savulescu's Posts syndicated The Conversation the elderly and vulnerable vaccinations Source Type: blogs
Psychedelic Bar Association
A new bar association to serve attorneys practicing in the emerging area related to psychedelic substances has been launched.The Psychedelic Bar Association, the first bar association specifically focused on psychedelics, will provide educational event... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
This Bioethicist is (Maybe) Done With The NFL And Its Super-Spreader Event
Calling health care workers, heroes when you put this many people in a stadium is nothing but lip service. (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Keisha Ray Tags: Ethics Featured Posts Health Care Public Health Sports Ethics #diaryofaplagueyear COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
30th Anniversary of Bestseller FINAL EXIT
Happy 30th anniversary to Derek Humphry's Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying.First published in 1991, the book has been enormously successful (and here). The "suicide manual" describes ways f... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 7, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
