Debra Beight is a third-year Ph.D. student and a co-instructor for BETH 371, Advanced Bioethics. Her research interests encompass LGBTQ+ health with special attention on sexual and reproductive health ...

Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Apr., 2000), pp. 131-136 (6 pages) Educational efforts in bioethics are prevalent, but little is known about their efficacy. Although previous work indicates ...

Earn your master's in bioethics and medical humanities through Integrated Graduate Studies (IGS). The Department of Bioethics will host an open house and information session Thursday, Feb. 22, at 5 ...

In 1927, the ethicality of eugenics faced a major test in the U.S. Supreme Court. Eugenics won, and Carrie Buck was the victim. The historic Buck v. Bell case legitimized the forced sterilization of ...

In summary, the framework asks moral reasoners to distill background facts and identify all relevant stakeholders before articulating options for ethical action. Then, it encourages them to ask: ...

Bioethics for Beginners maps the giant dilemmas posed by new technologies and medical choices, using 60 cases taken from our headlines, and from the worlds of medicine and science. This eminently ...

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When ethical, legal and social questions arise over genetic research, scientists and doctors nationwide will soon turn to faculty in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University for ...