Latest Bioethics News
Problematic DNR Orders
October 1, 2004
Also: Malpractice frustration, Abuse of nurses.
Determining Patient Capacity for Making Medical Decisions
April 2, 2004
Also: Bodies for sale, Hospital policy watch.
Rx Promotion: Does it Impact the Practice of Medicine?
September 1, 2002
Also: Supreme Court and The ADA, CT scan or CT scam, Artificial nutrition.
Who has the Final Say Regarding a Patient's Fate?
July 1, 2002
Also: Kissing cousins, Hospitalized prisoners, It's ethical, but is it legal...
Can Patients Refuse a Transplant Once they have Given Informed Consent?
November 1, 2001
Also: AIDS vaccine, Sex selection, Genetic testing, Jehovah's Witnesses refusal.
Should a Child Be Forced to Take Meds Against Her Will?
February 1, 2001
Also: Baby banking, Euthanasia legalized, Joined at birth, separated by law.
Weighing "Clear and Convincing Evidence"
October 1, 2000
Also: Human eggs for sale, DNA mapping, Protecting basic human rights.
Can she handle the news?
May 1, 2000
Also: Supreme Court agrees, Gene therapy experiments halted, Minding the gap.