Monday, October 17, 2005

Embryonic stem cell research: a possible alternative?

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Rick Wiess of the Washington Post and Nicholas Wade of the NY Times both report on an online article at Nature.com about a method to cre...
Thursday, October 13, 2005

The Politics of Bioethics: Getting Progressive Voices Heard

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On October 3, a group of progressive bioethicists, including WBP board member and founding scholar Jonathan Moreno, got together at a meetin...
Monday, October 10, 2005

In pain? Head for a better neighborhood.

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According to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System, minorities and people with low incomes have less access to pain medi...
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Attention Women: Sleep is not a Luxury

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Research on the relationship between sleep and health is growing quickly. Scientists have long known that sleep disorders, such as sleep apn...
Saturday, October 08, 2005

Fear and Loathing in Beverly Hills

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Liza Mundy, a staff writer for the Washington Post, writes about America's obsession with infertility in a sharp and incisive critique o...
Friday, October 07, 2005

Happy Birthday to the WBP!

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From our founder, Kathryn Hinsch: Pantry, Pilgrimage, and a Promise One year ago today: A Tribute to Our Founding Scholars Most of us are fa...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Another reason to watch the Supreme Court this year

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The United States Supreme Court has made many headlines this year and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Most of the news ha...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Marriage a Legal Requirement of Motherhood in Indiana

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The State of Indiana proposes that a woman in Indiana seeking to become a mother through assisted reproduction therapy such as in vitro fert...
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Monday, October 03, 2005

Abortion and disability

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A new study in the Journal of Pediatrics reports that the number of infants born with cystic fibrosis (CF) has decreased since prenatal gen...
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Friday, September 30, 2005

Bill Bennett 's immodest proposal

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Remember Bill Bennett? Paragon of virtue (editor, in fact, of the Book of Virtues )? Former Secretary of Education? Former Drug Czar? High-s...
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Women’s Voices need to be in the Bioethics News

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On the FAB listserv yesterday, Joan Callahan drew our attention to the fact that in USA Today’s story introducing the mainstream public to...
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Generation Rx

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Three things came into my e-mail box this morning related to pharma. I teach ethics at a Pharmacy College and I somehow get on pharma news l...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

More obstetric horror stories in Africa

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Today's NYT carries a story about a heroic Dutch surgeon, Dr. Kees Waaldijk, who is working to help women in Africa recover from obste...
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Connecticut says insurers don't have to pay for infertility treatments in women older than 40

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This AP report describes a new law in Connecticut that, while requiring insurance companies to cover the costs of infertility treatment, al...

Ethical Violations

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Most public discourse around medical ethics centers on debates and dilemmas such as stem cell research and the infamous Terry Schiavo case...
Monday, September 26, 2005

Center for American Progress to address bioethical issues

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The DC-based Center for American Progress (CAP) kicks off its program to develop a “progressive bioethics agenda” by hosting a panel discuss...
Wednesday, September 21, 2005

"Facing the Future" and other bad puns

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Recent announcements that two US medical centers are moving forward to attempt the first face transplant has led to headlines full of puns ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Well, women aren't so different from livestock, right?

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You think I'm joking, dontcha? No such luck. The good news is, apparently the FDA is already rethinking--make that "denying," ...

They might not work better, but they sure do make money!

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Today's NYT reports that newer drugs for schizophrenia are no better (ok, maybe a teeny weeny bit better) than older, cheaper drugs. Wel...
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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Miracle mitochondria or designer babies?

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The United Kingdom’s genetics watchdog agency, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has granted permission to a team of ...