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This morning, the family of Hassan Rasouli argued its recently-filed motion asking the Supreme Court of Canada to dismiss the pending lawsuit regarding his continued treatment. The lawsuit had b een...
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From our friends at the GeriPal blog:Mostly Dead vs Completely Dead: A Distinction Best Left to HollywoodMay 14, 2012On the one hand, we must strive to understand the logical, rational, ethical reason s...
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In Brüstle v. Greenpeace, the highest court in the European Union ruled that processes requiring the destruction of human embryos cannot be patented in the European Union. The shaky ethical footi ng...
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Given the obvious dangers, fully autonomous offensive lethal weapons should never be permitted, argues Jonathan Moreno in a Wall Street Journal opinion editorial.
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A bill just signed into law by the Governor of Hawaii will authorize including the designation "AHCD" on a driver's license if the person has an advance directive. Bills pending in other st ates...
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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 thorny questions posed by the American healthcare syste m...
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A new study concludes that in all likelihood, there isn’t going to be any one gene to explain political ideology–the phenomenon is going to be polygenic, and very difficult to study.
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Mind control, truth serums, and "guilt-free" super soldiers. Experts discuss the past, present, and future of brain research in the military and counterintelligence and the paper back edition of "Mind Wars...
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