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Vaccines Treating Cancer: Would Anti-Vaxxers Change their Minds?

Chris Kaposy wonders about the impact of mRNA vaccines that treat cancer on the anti-vaccine movement.

Bioethics Leaders Should Demand a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza

Cara Hunt, Ayden Eilmus, and Basel Tarab call for bioethicists to advocate for a permanent ceasefire and protection of medical facilities and personnel in Gaza.

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.

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.