The Creative Journal of Contemporary Bioethics
By: John Van Swearingen, Student at Wake Forest University School of Law John Van Swearingen is featured in our Author Spotlight section. You can read his interview about his piece here. Let us assume that Plato and Socrates were alive today, and they sat down together after an enlightening Bioethics class to discuss the topic …
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By: Hailey Cleek, JD/MA Bioethics Student at Wake Forest University Sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC-5], H.R. 1313, titled “Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act”, allows employers to offer health insurance premium rebates to workers who take part in company wellness programs that may include submitting to “health risk assessments” through genetic testing. While H.R. 1313 …
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By: Perrin B. Fourmy, Associate at Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP Photo by Chevalie R. “Dr. Thompson, it’s all over.” A man with a badge and a walkie talkie was explaining to the lab coats and suits that they could come back inside. It was just another false alarm. Dr. Thompson had gotten used to …
By: Mark J. Vaders, Counsel at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Photo by DVIDS Louis Wooten hadn’t always been a jealous man. He reflected on that fact as he sat, watching the steady trickle of foot traffic flowing through Jefferson Park. It was a gorgeous May morning, the first after an abnormally chilly spring, …
By: Jacob B. Hansen, Associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP Photo by Jacob Trbovich The following takes place in 2685, nearly five centuries after the Third Great War. Terms that may not be familiar to all readers are set in bold the first time they appear and are annotated in the Glossary which follows the story. …
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