Monthly Archives: July 2015

What Is Dignity and Does Bioethics Need to Talk About It?

Elisabeth Gedge argues that dignity should have a place in bioethics.

Marika Warren and Kirstin Borgerson discuss a key obstacle to improving the Canadian health care system.

Tania Bubela discusses the dangers of and need for regulating the production of yeast-based opiates.

July 10, 2015 · by impact ethics · in Clinical Ethics, Impact Ethics, Uncategorized · 1 Comment

Alice Dreger reflects on the role of Twitter in medical ethics.

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We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us
Bioethicists and Health Care Institutions Must Act Against Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law
Medical Interpretation in the U.S. is Inadequate and Harming Patients
Legalized Medical Discrimination Violates Medical Ethics
For Ethical Use of AI in Medicine, Don’t Overlook Maintenance and Repair
Remembering James F. Drane
What Happened to Concerns About Human Enhancement?
Theocracy Is Closer Than It Appears
In Search of an Ethical Constraint on Hospital Revenue
Confusing Equity for Ethics Standards: Where Do We Go from Here?

Feminist Intersections: Reproductive Genome Editing at a Crossroads
Genetic Justice from Start to Summit, Part 1
Genetic Justice from Start to Summit, Part 2
Why oppose heritable genome editing?
Forging New Disability Rights Narratives about Heritable Genome Editing
Clip: “How do we Change the Current Conversation About Heritable Genome Editing?”
Clip: Milton Reynolds on Eugenics and Historical Continuities
Clip: Krystal Tsosie on the Lack of Equitable Healthcare
Clip: Krystal Tsosie –The Danger of Democratizing Technologies and the Question "Who is Benefiting?"
Clip: Milton Reynolds on Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and Humanities

Services de première ligne et équité en santé à l’ère numérique : défis et opportunités
Challenges and opportunities for primary care and health equity in the age of technology
‘Bogus contract’ creating gulf between doctors, patients
‘Slipping through the cracks’: Post-secondary students with mental-health disabilities struggle to find help
Access to virtual mental-health care uneven across Canada
Food prescriptions – a short-sighted response to food insecurity
‘A huge benefit’: Advances in blood products may save lives in rural communities
‘I’m proud of how far I’ve come’: Using sports to overcome mental, physical challenges
The wellness profiteers of virtual health care
Uninsured health cuts and pregnancy: Why all Canadians should care

Perceptual diversity and philosophical belief
From Experience to Insight – the Personal Dimension of Philosophy
Video Interview: Introducing Academic Visitor Dr María de Jesús Medina Arellano
Book Launch: Pandemic Ethics: From Covid-19 to Disease X
In Praise of Unthinking National Religion
Cross Post: Dutch Government to Expand Euthanasia Law to Include Children Aged One to 12 – An Ethicist’s View
It is not about AI, it is about humans
ChatGPT Has a Sexual Harassment Problem
How Brain-to-Brain Interfaces Will Make Things Difficult for Us
Video Interview: Introducing Dr Emma Dore Horgan