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Bioethics, Psychedelic Therapy Abuse, and the Risk of Ethics Washing

Bill of Health

By Tehseen Noorani and Neşe Devenot Introduction The academic discipline of bioethics is becoming a prominent arena for the discussion of ethics abuses in psychedelic therapy. Challenges of the Psychedelic Ecosystem What ought to be demanded of bioethical harm reduction work in this context?

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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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Bioethics Conference Poses Twenty-First Century Questions

Healthcare IT Today

The Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School recently held an online conference covering the current state of the field.

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A New Theory for Gene Ownership

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The story of Henrietta Lacks is surely among the most famous in the history of bioethics, and its facts are well-known. Yet courts are routinely called on to answer questions about the boundaries of ownership in bioethics. In short, most prior analyses of ownership in bioethics are about what should be owned. By James Toomey.

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Capacity and Medical Decision-Making in First- and Third-Person Perspectives

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A new study in AJOB Empirical Bioethics by myself, Jonathan Lewis, Ivar Hannikainen, and Brian Earp suggests that people may favor different decisions when deciding for others versus when deciding what they would want for themselves. participants with a vignette based on one of the most persistent and difficult questions in bioethics.

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Petrie-Flom is Hiring a new Communications Manager

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The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics (PFC) seeks an experienced, dynamic, passionate, and flexible Communications Manager to support, promote, and creatively amplify the work of PFC with the overall goal of raising its profile and advancing its mission. Come work with us!

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Petrie-Flom Student Fellowship Now Accepting Applications

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The Petrie-Flom Center Student Fellowship is a competitive one-year program designed to support Harvard graduate students interested in pursuing independent scholarly projects related to health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics.

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