Category Science and Technology
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.
Prior Authorizations: Proportionate measure or burden without benefit?
Pamela White advocates for strong consumer protection regulation of health insurance company use of prior authorizations.
Introducing: The Beautiful Unwanted
Chris Kaposy introduces his new book, The Beautiful Unwanted: Down Syndrome in Myth, Memoir, and Bioethics.
Benefits & Risks of Using Anonymized Health Data in Research
Dessislava Fessenko discusses some of the ethical challenges of access to and use of anonymized health data and how risks and benefits to society could be balanced.
Non-Directive Prenatal Counseling: A Myth Under the Shroud of Ableism
Stephanie H. Meredith details the findings from a study on the impact of bias on the provision of prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Impact Ethics 