Educational Resources Meredith McFadden | 9 Jan 2019 On Gene Editing, Disease, and Disability Gene editing is controversial for many reasons, but it's especially thorny when it comes to issues such as selective abortion, disease, and disability.
Health & Wellness Hira Ahmad | 3 Jan 2019 To Clean or Too Clean? The Problem of Over-Cleanliness We've been taught from a young age to wash our hands frequently and use powerful disinfectants to clean our homes. But how clean is too clean?
Which Voices Matter? Ballot Initiatives, Marijuana, and Legislative Paternalism in Utah In November, Utah voters made medical marijuana legal with a ballot measure. However, legislation is already underway to restrict it. 31 Dec 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Examining Medical Intervention and Gender Confirmation The gender binary has long held sway over medical intervention for many kinds of treatments, especially for those who identify outside that binary. 20 Dec 2018 | Meredith McFadden
"Free Birth" and the Politics of Childbearing Women deserve better care and experiences when it comes to giving birth, but the Free Birth Society may not be the answer. 7 Dec 2018 | Amy Elyse Gordon
Lulu and Nana: The Surprise of Genetically-Modified Humans The gene-editing technology CRISPR was the source of lively theoretical ethics debates - until Chinese scientist He Jiankui actually used it. 5 Dec 2018 | A.G. Holdier
The Ethical Ramifications of Legalizing the Exotic Wildlife Trade China's decision to permit the sale of rhino horns and tiger bones is controversial - but it's more than an ecological crisis. It's also about traditional medicine and preserving a culture. 19 Nov 2018 | Haley Thompson
Male Contraceptives Might Allow For a Shift In Responsibility Women bear an excessive burden when it comes to preventing pregnancy. What happens when we include the other half of the population? 26 Oct 2018 | Audrey Beale
Reduction of Harm: Fentanyl Testing Strips for Drug Users Fentanyl testing strips could save lives for drug users, but not without the support of city and state governments. 18 Oct 2018 | Haley Thompson
Reflection on Responsibility: National Suicide Prevention Month September is National Suicide Prevention month, so it's a good time to reflect -- where does the responsibility to prevent suicide lie? 26 Sep 2018 | Kiara Goodwine
"Unbearable Suffering" and Mental Illness Euthanasia is already a much-debated practice, and the case of Aurelia Brouwers only intensified the controversy. 29 Aug 2018 | Amy Elyse Gordon
No Quick Study: The Ethics of Cognitive Enhancing Study Drugs Study drug usage is on the rise -- and that's a complicated ethical quandary. 21 Aug 2018 | Kenneth Boyd
Walgreens and the Conscience Clause After the Masterpiece Cake Shop decision, the concept of conscience clauses has come under fire -- most recently with a pharmacist in Arizona refusing to fill a prescription. 31 Jul 2018 | Kenneth Boyd
The Opioid Crisis and America’s Homegrown Cartels The opioid crisis is more than a homegrown problem: it's the result of some brilliantly dangerous marketing by pharmaceutical companies. 23 Jul 2018 | Casey Ford
The Ethics of Human Head Transplants Explored: Part Two Beyond the sci-fi nature of human head transplants, we have to consider important ethical questions about the results of the transplants. 6 Jul 2018 | Daniel Beck
Solving Antibiotic Resistance with the Power of Evolution Growing resistance to antibiotics is dangerous, but the evolutionary processes that cause it might just provide a solution. 26 Jun 2018 | Ashley Kennedy
The Ethics of Human Head Transplants Explored: Part One The science fiction idea of head transplants is becoming a medical reality, but at what ethical cost? 19 Jun 2018 | Daniel Beck
"Minibrains" and the Future of Drug Testing The ethical questions posed by using "minibrains" for drug testing are serious. Now is the time to consider them. 7 May 2018 | Daniel Beck
The Ethics of Short-Term Medical Missions Short-term medical missions bring necessary treatment to people who need it. They also run the risk of perpetuating colonialism. 26 Apr 2018 | Daniel Beck
In Caring for Dementia Patients, Testing the Limits of Patient Autonomy A new Advance Directive would allow dementia patients to authorize their caretakers to stop providing them food and water if the disease worsens - even if their future self still wants to be cared for. 9 Apr 2018 | Daniel Beck
Questions on the Ethics of Triage, Posed by a Sub-Saharan Ant When treating injured people, how should care be prioritized? And does the behavior of sub-Saharan ants provide a clue? 26 Feb 2018 | Meredith McFadden
Do Terminally Ill Patients Have a “Right to Try” Experimental Drugs? President Trump used his 2018 State of the Union speech to call for "right to try" legislation. But would this move really help terminally ill patients? 12 Feb 2018 | Daniel Beck