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It was the last day of class, before finals. We squeezed in a slew of reports in Bioethics: Tim’s on fracking (as a public health issue), Jacob’s on a legislator’s idiotic proposal t… more →
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Regulating Biotechnology: At the Interface between Science and Ethics
wrote 4 weeks ago: Marc Saner and I are presenting at the third annual International Workshop on Regulating Biotechnolo … more →
After-Birth abortion advocates finding new ways to desensitize the public
wrote 1 month ago: After-Birth Abortion advocates Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva are up to new tricks. Not co … more →
Excellence in medicine and the folks we now consider ethical scoundrels.
wrote 1 month ago: Should medical awards for excellence be named after people with questionable ethical judgment? Then … more →
Dissertation Reviews on Creatures of Artifice
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wrote 1 month ago: “Roomba Long Exposure.” Photograph by Chris Bartle, 2009.Forty-five minute exposure of a … more →
Determining if research on children is ethical - a quick refresher.
wrote 1 month ago: Just read a great little blog post (http://www.bioethics.net/2013/03/core-principles-in-safeguarding … more →
Bioethics Journals and Institutional Racism
wrote 1 month ago: Interesting editorial in AJOB’s Blog: Which topics in bioethics garner the most scholarly att … more →
On the Meaning of Potential
wrote 4 months ago: originally written on 20/11/2011 Abortion is a practice that has been around for longer than … more →
Floris Kaayk's "Metalosis Maligna": Biopower Beyond Sovereignty
wrote 4 months ago: I stumbled upon the work of filmmaker Floris Kaayk way back in 2006, but quickly forgot about it unt … more →
Adventures of the Dark Side of Medicine, a Book Review
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wrote 4 months ago: By Fr Joseph Tham, LC , PhD, MD Recently, I wrote this book review on an interesting work, White Coa … more →
Review: Worst Case Bioethics- George Annas
wrote 5 months ago: Thought I’d have a stab at doing a proper academic book review while another over-analytical p … more →
Grindhouse Posthumanism
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wrote 5 months ago: I have been meaning to get this post out since I first saw Ben Popper’s article for The Verge, … more →
In Depth: Presuming Consent in Organ Donation- Part Two (Electric Boogaloo)
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wrote 5 months ago: Here, at last, is the second part of this post. It was unavoidably delayed by a combination of sud … more →
In Depth: Presuming Consent in Organ Donation, Parte the Firste
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wrote 6 months ago: This is the first part of some rambling considerations about presumed consent, which takes off fro … more →
The Mathematics of Happiness
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wrote 6 months ago: Fr. Joseph Tham, LC This is a real letter that was written a few years ago in response to my sister … more →
The Biobank Dilemma
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wrote 6 months ago: Killing two birds with one stone. I am currently preparing for a presentation for the Scientific Adv … more →
How can we govern new life forms?
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wrote 6 months ago: ‘Synthetic biology’ is an emergent scientific field with enormous potential for development and tech … more →
In depth: The rational patient
wrote 6 months ago: If we are autonomous as people, then it follows that we’re going to make what we consider to b … more →
At What Point Does Respecting Autonomy Become Self-Defeating?
wrote 6 months ago: From O’Neill’s conception of Reproductive Autonomy to Autonomy Proper One of my more fav … more →
Does dignity matter in biotech?
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wrote 6 months ago: In discussing emerging biotechnologies, the term ‘dignity’ is often thrown out as a blan … more →
