Science

The struggle for women to re-claim their bodies and health is far from over. The rights of motherhood are under debate: who gets to say what moms can do?

Employers in Houston, TX are requiring employees to subscribe to online wellness trackers. Are employees' privacy at risk?

Dissecting the controversy around CRISPR, a genetic editing process that has sparked both alarm and acclaim.

The California legislature recently passed a controversial bill, called the “End of Life Option Act”. This bill will allow terminally ill patients decide to end their lives if they wish. Should we let doctors assist in this practice?

Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a double mastectomy gave hope to women everywhere. But did the media take it too far?

Oliver Sacks, a honored neurologist, openly grappled with his impending death from terminal illness. How can Americans learn how to die more gracefully?

Facebook's patent for new analytical tools encourages discriminatory lending practices.

Dismissed by some as pro-life fear-mongering, evaluating Planned Parenthood's fetal tissue donation program can actually serve pro-choice goals.

Nintendo's classic "life sim" has influenced a generation of gamers. What do its problematic themes show about the ethics of in-game decisions?

Why do doctors rarely use the same end-of-life treatments they prescribe?

While they show promise, safety-based navigational apps also create significant ethical problems.

Belgium's struggles with the ethics of euthanasia illuminates questions about assisted suicide as medical practice.

In February, Dr. Danielle Wenner presented her talk “Autonomy and Non-Domination in International Clinical Research” as a part of the Young Philosophers Lecture Series hosted by the Prindle Institute and the … Continue reading "Autonomy and Non-Domination in International Clinical Research"

Should video game developers mandate what kind of characters players can use?

Lengthy and sometimes secretive, is it time for institutional review boards to be standardized?

Even facing shutdown, social media sites have a responsibility to help preserve our online memories.

The development of "killer robots" stands to change the way we think about warfare.

The vaccine debate is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: there is an article published on the topic almost daily, and it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t have an opinion … Continue reading "The Vaccine Debate: Where Do We Go From Here?"

Every week, the Prindle Intern team weighs in on an ethical issue together. Each intern is challenged to keep their response to five sentences – Ethics in 5. Click on … Continue reading "Ethics in 5: Printerns on Vaccinations"

The term “designer babies” is becoming more and more common around the world today as genetic engineering continues to revolutionize how we think about human development.  China has some of … Continue reading "The Present Status of Genetic Engineering"