The Creative Journal of Contemporary Bioethics
By: Milan K. Sheth, M.A. in Biomedicine-Eastern Mennonite University The legality and ethics of palliative physician-assisted suicide (PAS) has been a controversial debate as individuals continue to question the righteousness of doctors assisting in the suicide of patients with a life expectancy of six months or less (1). The purpose of this article is to …
The debate over the Affordable Care Act during President Obama’s administration and the ongoing debate over the future of the ACA today makes very clear how divided we are over who should fund health care and how, what it means to provide access to good quality health care, what choices individuals and families should have …
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I could feel it again – my mother’s gaze examining me as we sat at the coffee table. I had just updated her on my current medical status: my ongoing battle against the deadly duo of severe allergies and ever present eczema. I often joke of my unfortunate circumstances, but the one person who will never take my health lightly is my mom. She finally broke the awkward silence between us: “You know I’m so hard on you about your health because I feel guilty, right? I see you suffering and I feel responsible because I gave you bad genes.”
Environmental federalism is a collaborative system of government in which national and subnational (state and local) governments work together in addressing national issues in the environment. Florida provides a useful framework for discussing environmental federalism, driving conservation and protection of coral reefs.
This piece seeks to outline the role that philosophical foundations play in the establishment of modern bioethics, outlining the major philosophical and religious teachings that have shaped various Asian cultures and their relevance to the field of bioethics. The practicality of balancing personal ethics in cross-cultural settings will be briefly discussed, concluding with a prospective consideration of pathways for reconciling conflicting ideologies with the ultimate goal of a globalized field of bioethics.
The debate on capital punishment reaches across religious, political, and social barriers. In the secular sphere, both advocates for capital punishment and abolitionists fiercely argue over the legitimacy and the practicality of state employment of the death penalty.
In the American medical system, full moral status is assigned to competent adults. Beauchamp and Childress’s ethical principles of beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and respect for autonomy define how competent patients should be treated. A case illustration helps to demonstrate the principles at conflict in disclosing sensitive information of minors.
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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