Author Archives: impact ethics

GET OUT OF THE WAY to PAVE THE WAY

Barry Hoffmaster discusses Steven Pinker’s call for bioethics to “get out of the way.”

A Fate Worse than Death

Letitia Meynell explains why assisted dying is an important option for the terminally ill.

Pink Pill or Blue Pill?

Robyn MacQuarrie explains why she will continue to prescribe Viagra instead of Addyi to treat some women’s sexual dysfunction.

The Disordered Logic of Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

Tamara Kayali Browne suggests that the diagnosis of female sexual desire disorder is problematic.

Scientific illiteracy is not the tragedy of our times

Maya J. Goldenberg challenges the role of science in policy debates.