Bioethics
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do - Potter Stewart
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Good Doctor Puts Past Medical Practices Under An Ethical Microscope
Dr. Barron Lerner is a doctor and the son of a doctor. He grew up thinking his father was a wonderful, gifted and caring physician, which he was. But after Lerner started studying bioethics, he began questioning some of his father's practices — practices which were typical of many doctors in the '60s.
There were times when his father would conceal information from his patient if he thought that was in the patient's best interest; there were times he didn't reveal that a patient's cancer was terminal; there were times, in the era before do-not-resuscitate orders, that his father would make that decision for a patient without consulting the family.…
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COVID-19 Vaccine: “Not throwing away my shot”
Many philosophical and ethical discussions occur in academic research—and particularly in mainstream and social media—highlighting opposing views of those who choose to vaccinate and those who do not.
Retraction Watch: Providing Information About Bad Information
In a field supposedly peer-reviewed and self-correcting, there is a decided lack of transparency and dissemination when it comes to retractions. Enter Retraction Watch, which aims to change the paradigm.
Castration Ethics
Lately, I've been paying particular attention to news stories regarding patient-physician disagreement. As a medical student, I'm learning how to think like a doctor. That said, I still have a billion years of school, residency, and fellowship ahead of me. I don't think like a doctor yet. To a large extent, I'm still able to think like a patient. In some ways, patient-physician conflict mirrors my own cognitive dissonance.
The Ethics of Delay: A Good or a Bad?
Delay, something late or postponed, can be looked upon as either ethically good or ethically bad. The difference depends on the basis for the delay, whether it was intentional and, if so, what purpose and what was the outcome.
Good Doctor Puts Past Medical Practices Under An Ethical Microscope
Dr. Barron Lerner is a doctor and the son of a doctor. He grew up thinking his father was a wonderful, gifted and caring physician, which he was. But after Lerner started studying bioethics, he began questioning some of his father's practices — practices which were typical of many doctors in the '60s.
BioEdge
BioEdge is a weekly newsletter about cutting-edge bioethical issues. Based in the Southern Hemisphere but speaking to the world, BioEdge is completely independent. It is designed and maintained by volunteers and financed by supporters and contributors. It is published by New Media Foundation, which also publishes MercatorNet, a website promoting human dignity, and Family Edge, a newsletter about family issues.
Bioethics International
Our team of bioethicists and analysts are dedicated to advancing patient and global health, by ensuring pharma innovates responsibly and puts patients first.
Bioethics Research Library
The Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University is a destination library for bioethics scholars worldwide and a remarkable historical study space for the Georgetown community.
Bioethics.com
Bioethics.com is a public service provided by The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity in collaboration with many individuals and organizations to improve the discussion of issues in bioethics that span the spectrum of medicine, science, and technology.
Bioethics.net
The bioethics.net website is currently maintained by the editorial staff of The American Journal of Bioethics. In service to anyone interested in bioethics, the website publishes information on the latest journal publications, events, job opportunities and current news. The site now includes original blog authorship by world-renowned bioethicsts, as well as being a one-stop-shop for popular syndicated bioethics blogs.
EthicsWeb.ca
Healthcare ethics on the web.
Genethics
A clearing house for information on the social, ethical and policy issues associated with genetic and genomic knowledge and technology.
Hastings Bioethics Forum
Diverse commentary on issues in bioethics.
Impact Ethics
Making a Difference in Bioethics.
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet is a national, grassroots disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia as deadly forms of discrimination.
Scattergood Ethics
The Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare is dedicated to applied research and scholarship in all areas of behavioral healthcare ethics. Housed at the University of Pennsylvania, the ScattergoodEthics Program is a regional and national effort that welcomes all those active in the field of behavioral healthcare. Read more
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Bioethics is a rather young academic inter-disciplinary field that has emerged rapidly as a particular moral enterprise against the background of the revival of applied ethics in the second half of the twentieth century. The notion of bioethics is commonly understood as a generic term for three main sub-disciplines: medical ethics, animal ethics, and environmental ethics.
Debate.org
Debate.org is a free online community and social networking site dedicated to people who like to debate online and read the opinions of others.
HuffPost
Extensive resource for medical ethics.
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