Author Archives: impact ethics
Crimes against Humanity in Xinjiang and the Crisis in Forensic Genetics
Mark Munsterhjelm raises alarm about the complicity of researchers and suppliers in forensic genetics in the Chinese government’s repression of Indigenous peoples in Xinjiang.
Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: The Importance of Location
Ryan Tonkens illustrates why a heath care system’s location matters for managing the ethical issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
Resisting “equity lite” in health care, public health, and bioethics
Maxwell J. Smith details our inconsistent commitment to equity during the COVID-19 pandemic and argues that those willing to declare commitments to equity must be held accountable for acting in accordance with that which equity demands.
Canada is Not Ready to Criminalize Intersex Pediatric Surgery
Rashad Rehman argues that a moratorium against intersex pediatric surgery would be harmful.
Praise be the Subject: Altruism and Therapeutic Misconception
Palmer Montalbano recommends using public policy that reinforces altruism as a solution to the problem that truly informing patients about the risks of participation in cancer research trials would hinder recruitment.
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