The Creative Journal of Contemporary Bioethics
In this piece, Susanna Larsen, JD '27 discusses the history and role of the Office of Special Masters, or "Vaccine Court," its role in our existing structure, and how it stands in the current political and public zeitgeist of today.
Cullen Irwin, Wake Forest University School of Law JD '26 The Oracle Engine It was August and too hot for a heavy conversation. Momma turned left down Briar Hollow Street saying, “you ought to visit that college in Dodson. Make something of yourself.” “Frankie went there last year, he hates it,” I told her for …
Ryan Plumadore, Wake Forest University School of Law JD '26 The halls of St. Edwards Children’s Hospital are quiet in the mornings. Most of the movement comes from nurses changing shifts, and the slow and steady beeping of heart monitors drifting in from down the hall. Parents fidgeting in the cold, plastic seats of …
Claiborne Matthews, Wake Forest University School of Law JD ’27 Guard I give mom a quick hug and kiss on the cheek before hurrying out the door. I try to ignore the fact that I can feel her shoulder blades through the thick robe she is wearing.[1] As I carefully juggle the mug nearly full …
Continue reading "A Day of Juxtaposition: Punished to Death, yet Forced to Endure Life"
Hannah Haskins, Wake Forest University School of Law JD ’26 A persistent pounding at her office door wakes Marta Delgado from a dead sleep. She jerks upright, peeling a loose paper from the side of her face. She tries to smooth the sleep lines from her cheek, but her supervisor’s raised eyebrow when she opens …
Anonymous This story is dedicated to young men and women who were denied the help they deserved. To those who were told they weren’t sick enough. To those who fought and made it out alive. To those still fighting, and the ones who fought until the end – because the system failed them before it …
William Scott, Wake Forest University School of Law, JD' 26 If Benjamin Franklin lived in modern America, his famous proverb may well have been “Nothing is certain but death, taxes, and healthcare uncertainty.” After the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling in Loper Bright, courts no longer defer to federal administrative agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutory authorities.1 …
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Lily Drake, Wake Forest University School of Law JD ’25 Robert Mueller, former Director of the FBI once stated, “There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.”1 It is anticipated that global cybercrime costs will grow by 15% over the next five years totaling $10.5 trillion by …
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Sydney Simmons, Wake Forest University School of Law JD ’25 Prologue In the silent depths of a moonlit night, Charlotte, North Carolina, held its breath as tragedy unfurled its cruel wings upon the Scott family. Mary Scott, a once vibrant mother with dreams cradled in her heart, found her world irrevocably shattered in the unforgiving embrace of …
Ashton Jenne, Wake Forest University School of Law JD ’25 Aging brought Barbara random aches and pains and a deep understanding of the things that truly matter in life.1 The older she got, the more she realized that most of life, and its accompanying stressors, are insignificant and consume energy that should be spent on more important …
