Tag / Center for Practical Bioethics
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Communicating Health Barriers and Solutions to Decision Paralysis and Confirmation Bias
Decision paralysis and confirmation bias can present major barriers to effective communication in healthcare. Odessa Sawyer, MSW, Program Coordinator at the Center, describes how these barriers work and how partnerships with community organizations can alleviate many of these barriers. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Policy Volatility, Abortion Access, and the Erosion of Trust in Healthcare
A federal appeals court recently restricted access to the most commonly used medication abortion drug – Mifepristone — via mail before the Supreme Court temporarily restored broader access while it considers the case, leaving the ultimate outcome uncertain and leaving the public unsure and anxious. We explores the many ways instability in access to the drug creates avoidable harms and, ultimately, erodes public trust in healthcare. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Case Study: Pregnancy Termination
This pregnancy termination clinical ethics case study regards a 32-year-old patient presenting with a likely nonviable pregnancy at 10 weeks gestation raises critical questions about patient autonomy, informed consent, and physician paternalism when her OB/GYN refuses to prescribe termination medication pending a follow-up scan. Center for Practical Bioethics.
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2026 Breakfast of Champions
The Breakfast of Champions, the Center’s annual fundraiser, is Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 7:30-9:30 am at Sporting Park, home of the Sporting KC soccer team in Kansas City. The Center for Practical Bioethics
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April 2026 Bioethics Bulletin E-Newsletter
CPB’s April 2026 Bulletin explores the ethics of using cadaver tissue for cosmetic procedures, argues Medicaid work requirements are ethically incoherent, highlights new research on cost-saving clinical ethics integration, and announces upcoming 2026 events.
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Beyond the Gala: A New Model for Community-Driven Fundraising in Bioethics
The Center is redefining fundraising through community-driven events, expanding reach, and making bioethics more accessible to all. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Case Study: Medicaid Work Requirements
Medical work requirements prevent the patient with early-stage breast cancer to qualify for Medicaid while caring for her father. Center for Practical Bioethics.
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![A graphic stating the Ethics Dispatch is like an ethics committee meeting in a box. With four topic sections: monthly hot topic, new clinical ethics case study, current bioethics news stories and ethical musing essay.]()
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Ethically Incoherent
Justice strengthens leadership, and conversely, when leadership lacks justice, moral distress proliferates. Leaders who model fairness signal that ethical concerns are legitimate operational considerations. They’re a practical necessity – not distractions from efficiency. In Ethical Musings, we compare the ad hominem ethical fallacy to other ethical systems’ approach to judging moral character and leadership. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Colby Stone JD
Colby Stone JD is a member of our Board of Directors at the Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Karin Porter-Williamson MD FAAHPM
Karin Porter-Williamson MD FAAHPM is a member of our Board of Directors at the Center for Practical Bioethics.
