Category Privacy and Trust
Genetic Selection for Non-Disease Traits
Dessislava Fessenko discusses the moral permissibility of genetic selection for non-disease traits and highlights some of the ultimate considerations that should define it.
Chatbots and Us: Between Connection and Misconception
Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon and Zoha Khawaja shed light on the crucial task of untangling the limitations, dispelling misconceptions, and averting potential misuses of AI chatbots in the dynamic landscapes of human-machine relationships and in mental health services.
Should Practicing Healthcare Ethicists be Advocates?
Angel Petropanagos and Andria Bianchi highlight the lack of agreement about what “advocacy” means in healthcare and suggest that a narrowly defined advocacy role is necessary for the work of practicing healthcare ethicists.
Mind the Ethical Gap in AI-Powered Drug Discovery
Dessislava Fessenko shows that while artificial intelligence might revolutionize drug development, its use comes with risks and potential ethical implications. Iterative ethics oversight from the get-go is needed to address the looming concerns.
Intersex Awareness Day: Combating Interphobia
Celeste E. Orr shows how queerphobia, ableism, and racism have sustained systemic discrimination against intersex individuals.


