The Creative Journal of Contemporary Bioethics
by Carley Fisher, WFU JD Candidate '21 COVID-19 reached U.S. shores sometime early this year; the first laboratory confirmed test was discovered on January 20, 2020 and reported to the CDC two days later. To date, the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has risen to over 8 million, with over 200,000 lives …
by Madison Woschkolup, WFU JD Candidate '21 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United States is immense, but this impact has been disproportionately felt by Black communities. In thirty-three states and the District of Columbia, Black people comprise a higher proportion of COVID-19 cases relative to the percentage of the state’s population they …
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by Nathalie Freeman, WFU JD/MA in Bioethics Candidate '21 This year over half a million people in the United States are experiencing homelessness. Between 25% and 50% of these homeless people work, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these individuals are serving as low-wage essential workers. Even without considering the current pandemic, individuals who …
By John Talbot, WFU JD/MA in Bioethics Candidate '21 History The first successful organ transplant occurred in 1954, when one twenty-three-year-old male donated his kidney to his identical twin brother.[1] Since this first successful transplant, advances in science have allowed more widespread access to transplants, a greater variety of organs capable of transplantation, and better …
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By Nnaemeka Obiagwu, 2021 J.D. Candidate With the advent of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, telemedicine has been brought to the limelight because it provides an opportunity for patients to have access to quality care remotely, particularly patients that need to be quarantined as a result of the outbreak. Given that data breaches …
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By: Connor Christensen The prices of insulin have risen to unconscionable levels in just a little over two decades. What used to be a relatively minor expense for Americans with diabetes has, for some, become an insurmountable obstacle to living a normal life, or, in some cases living at all. The purpose of this brief …
Sequence By John Allen Riggins* *The playwright has included a series of Director’s Notes throughout that are designed to aid the directors’ and actors’ insight into the science and symbolism of Sequence. SCENE 1 THREE COUPLES, ALL OF SIMILAR AGE, ARE DOWNSTAGE LEFT, CENTER, AND RIGHT IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. A SPOTLIGHT FADES IN AND ILLUMINATES …
What Do You See? By: Emily Burke, JD '18, Wake Forest University The cold surface pricked my fingers as I stretched my palms flat against the motorized table beneath me. The coolness sent a chill up my spine, stretching up from the very tips of my toes. It was when the chill spread a dull …
I still remember the very first day I walked through the doors here. It was much like the first time you do anything, really. There were nerves and excitement and the ever-sobering realization that I would never be able to do that very thing for the very first time ever again. The research center was situated on the outskirts of the city, lifted up on a small hill where it bounced the early morning sunbeams off of its metallic surface and into the eyes of passersby like myself. The first day I drove up to the center, I had to throw my hand up to my eyes to protect from the building’s blinding reflection.
By: Professor Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University School of Law Photo by Fabrice Florin “Run, hide in the closet.” Little eyes fill with tears and arms stretch out. The teacher gives the children tootsie roll candies and whispers for them to be quiet. A fifth-grade boy starts to pray. The children all hold hands as …
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