Ethical perspectives in health care by members of the Health Care Ethics Internship Program.
HCEI Interns and Ethics Center bioethics staff share perspectives around a variety of health care and bioethics related ethical dilemmas.
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There are 12 million Americans who are caring for loved ones suffering from dementia. Caring for a loved one with dementia is ethically complex because the caregiver is left to balance between their own needs and the wishes of the loved one they are caring for.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization returned abortion policy to the states, creating a patchwork of total bans and gestational limits. Extremes in abortion policy raise serious ethical concerns, but a partial framework with clear gestational limits and essential exceptions offers a more balanced approach that better supports justice and the common good.
California immigrant farmworkers face heightened risks of chronic disease while lacking accessible and safe healthcare. This article examines the ethical responsibility to address the policies and systemic barriers that allow these disparities to persist.
Brain organoids are small tissue models derived from human stem cells and are currently being transplanted into animals. They hold great potential to investigate and treat neurological diseases, but their growing complexity could possibly give rise to consciousness in animals.
Analyzing biases against women in cardiovascular care, as well as how to move forward by integrating justice and building on essential bioethical principles.
