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Case Study – Our Pregnant Daughter Didn’t Want This.
Is a healthcare directive legally in effect if the patient is pregnant? ...

Case Study – Family Opposition to Organ Donation Despite First Person Consent
JD has not regained consciousness and is apt to remain permanently in a vegetative state. A decision is made to ...

Ethics Committee Consortium
The Ethics Committee Consortium is a collaborative effort of more than 20 healthcare organizations who meet on a regular basis ...

Case Study – I Know What You’re Thinking
An African American male patient, age forty-two, was admitted to a skilled nursing unit after surgery for head and neck ...

Case Study – The Role of Literacy in Making Wishes Known
Where is Will Rogers when we need him most? Toward a traditional morality in biomedical ethics ...

The Ethics of Disaster Readiness
An earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri. It seems we’re experiencing more and more damaging ...

The Ethics of Rationing Healthcare
Milton Friedman once said there is no such thing as a free lunch ...

The Legacy of Father Kevin O’Rourke
The wit and wisdom of Father Kevin O’Rourke influenced a generation of medical ethicists and others who struggled with the ...

The Race Between Ethics and Science
Glenn McGee examines the implications of the race between ethics and science ...