HMS Center for Bioethics faculty member, Francis Shen, JD, PhD, was quoted in an Insider article on cognitive degeneration with aging, and the United States presidency. Shen argued that presidential candidates should be required to disclose their mental health records, in much the same way that members of Congress are required to disclose their personal financial investments.
"We have many politicians and judges who continue to serve well into later life," Shen said. "And we have no system for objectively assessing their cognitive health. And, to me, that's a problem… It shouldn't be disqualifying. But it should be part of the information we know… Especially since it is knowable. This does not have to be a mystery."