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Bioethics Experts vs Ordinary South Africans on the Governance of Human Genome Editing

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By Donrich Thaldar On the issue of human genome editing (HGE), attitudes between bioethics scholars and the general public diverge, as highlighted by my team’s findings from a recent deliberative public engagement study. ” (Not one study participant relied on this objection during the more than 20 hours of deliberations.)

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Legal Preparedness for Aging and Caregiving

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As a result of my personal experiences and my professional background as a Professor of Law and Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University, I wrote a book called Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow. In this article, I discuss the legal documents that every American adult should have.

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Public Health Product Hops

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Regulatory and patent exclusivity periods govern the timing of generic entry, and because market share and revenue is often quickly lost upon market entry of generic drugs, extending market exclusivity for any duration can be extremely profitable. Glenn Cohen’s Health Law Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop at HLS.

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Petrie-Flom Welcomes 2022-2023 Student Fellows

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These five students are a fantastic cohort of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics scholars who join us from across Harvard. Sarah Gabriele is a second year Master of Bioethics candidate at Harvard Medical School. We are excited to welcome a new group of Student Fellows to the Petrie-Flom Center family. Louis (USA).

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The Not-So-Sacred Human Genome: What South Africans Think About Heritable Human Genome Editing

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The study engaged a diverse group of 30 South Africans in three evenings of deliberations on the governance of HHGE. We analyze this question from a legal perspective in this article.) As a participant stated during a plenary session, the South African government should develop a policy for HHGE “that’s more imaginative.”

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Ethical Challenges Associated with the Protection of Pets in War

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Many governments have welcomed Ukrainian pets with or without their owners, and without documentation, rabies vaccine, and/or microchip. For example, Article 53 of Geneva Convention IV prohibits the destruction by the occupying power of private and public properties, except in cases of absolute military necessity.

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Regulating Medical Assistance in Dying: A Comparison of the U.S. and Canada

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The federal government did not challenge this decision and instead amended the law in 2021 to expand access to MAID to individuals whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable. The laws put vulnerable persons at risk and may contravene Article 10 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Canada has ratified.