Bioethics after Ukraine
In a thoughtful essay in The Hastings Center blog, Jonathan Moreno, a leading bioethicist, reflects on how bioethics will change after the war in Ukraine....
Bioethics must repudiate its white past to confront racism
The Black Lives Matter movement has exposed a crisis in bioethics, argues Camisha Russell, of the University of Oregon, in the American Journal of Bioethics....
‘Shit-stirring’ discredits utilitarianism, bioethicist argues
Utilitarianism has an image problem. Whether or not you agree with them, utilitarian arguments are widely used and need to be discusses seriously. However, some...
Does transgender medicine have a sound philosophical foundation?
There are many angles from which to study the phenomenon of the transgender movement – psychological, sociological, historical, medical, political … -- but surely the...
More breakthroughs in Belgium
Hi there, Belgian surgeons have quietly announced that they have a new source for lung transplants – euthanased patients. Of course Belgium is a small...