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Legal Brief
Abortion bans in the US like those in Texas have profound ethical consequences for pregnant people.
Published on 02/06/2024
Ethics in the News
Contract negotiations are important for the parties involved to reach an agreement regarding how their relationship will operate and what their obligations will be.
Published on 01/12/2024
Ethics in the News
Professional codes of conduct are important guideposts for any profession.
Published on 01/03/2024
Ethics at the Movies
Alice must retire and requires around-the-clock care. She can no longer complete daily tasks and fails to recognize her family members on a consistent basis.
Published on 12/14/2023
Ethics in the News
Organ and whole body donation are crucial to saving lives and advancing medicine.
Published on 12/07/2023
Ethics at the Movies
The parents' only hope is to conceive another child who is a genetic match for Kate, so that the child can act as a donor to save Kate’s life. That child is Anna.
Published on 12/05/2023
Ethics at the Movies
Trip Granger, the hard-partying son of wealthy financier Emmett Granger, who complicates matters both by offering to donate $25 million to the hospital so his son gets the organ.
Published on 12/04/2023
Legal Brief
Release of sensitive patient records to the government raises ethical concerns relating to patient privacy, confidentiality and trust.
Published on 11/20/2023
Ethics in the News
Taylor Swift's electoral influence may have among her fans raises the question of how physicians should engage in political conversations with their patients.
Published on 11/15/2023
Ethics in the News
Use of AI in health care promises to improve diagnostic accuracy but valid concerns remain regarding data security, bias, and equitable accessibility.
Published on 11/14/2023
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