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Rémy Furrer, PhD

"Nurtured genetics effect" raises ethical implications and practical limitations

March 28, 2023

Rémy Furrer, PhD and Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, PhD, JD of the Center recently coauthored a paper with Shai Carmi, PhD and Todd Lencz, PhD.

Gifty Immanuel, MD, MSt

MBE student elected to leadership team at The Club of Rome

March 16, 2023

Current MBE student Gifty Immanuel, MD, MSt was recently elected to The Club of Rome's Indian National Association Leadership Team.

Robert Truog holding a microphone, gesturing with his hand, and talking at an event

Concerns about the determination of brain death, and possible next steps

February 7, 2023

Center Director Robert Truog, MD, MA authored a JAMA Viewpoint article on the present state of how brain death is determined; the critiques that have been made of that state of affairs; and possible paths forward.

Inside the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility

Problematic state bill would allow state prisoners to donate organs in exchange for reduced sentences

February 1, 2023

Center Director Robert D. Truog, MD, MA was quoted in an article on a state bill proposed by some Massachusetts legislators that would allow persons in jail to donate organs in exchange for reductions to their sentences.

Center fellowship alum Jonah Rubin, MD

Arguing against linking organ donation and euthanasia

January 27, 2023

Center fellowship alum Jonah Rubin, MD, has published an article, "Autonomy to a fault: The confluence of organ donation, euthanasia, and the dead donor rule."

Louise King in a white coat and blue cap

Poll on basic abortion facts in America, and an informational fact sheet

January 26, 2023

Louise King, MD, JD, who directs reproductive ethics at the Center, spoke to NPR for a fact sheet on abortion in the United States.

Louise King in front of a PowerPoint presentation

The fatal risk of denying abortion access to persons with disabilities

January 25, 2023

Center Director of Reproductive Ethics Louise King, MD, JD was quoted in a Time article on the risk to the lives of disabled people that has resulted from the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Surgeons preparing and displaying their tools before a procedure

Advocating to give all patients the right to choose organ donation

January 24, 2023

Center MBE alumna Courtney Sas, MSW, MBE has co-authored a Hastings Center Bioethics Forum essay on the importance of respecting patients' autonomy.

Hands holding up a pen expectantly and informed consent agreement on an orange clipboard

Informed consent for research on persons with autism

January 23, 2023

Member of the Center Benjamin Silverman, MD spoke to Spectrum News about decisional capacity and informed consent in the context of autism.

Exterior view of the Supreme Court of Canada

Ethical concerns regarding Canadian Medical Aid in Dying mental illness law

January 23, 2023

Center Associate Director Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD spoke with Medscape Medical News about a proposed Canadian law that would expand the eligibility criteria for MAID to include serious mental illness.

Headshot of Erwin J. Khoo, FRCPCH, MBBS

Ethical complexities of incentives for pediatric research in developing countries

January 20, 2023

Center Fellow Erwin J. Khoo, FRCPCH, MBBS has co-authored a paper in Pediatrics examining ethical concerns around incentives for pediatric research in developing countries.

Rebecca Brendel on WCVB ABC Channel 5 News

Regular exercise can benefit mental health

January 17, 2023

Center Associate Director Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD appeared on a news segment about the mental health benefits of running.

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