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Recent Articles & Podcasts
Case Study
Is it Permissibile to Forgo Life-Saving Dialysis?— CBHD Fellow Robert Cranston, MD, MA offers a case study on an end of life issue.
Healthcare
Commodities Trading or Gift Exchange: Where will tomorrow’s organ donors come from?— CBHD Fellow, Gregory W. Rutecki, MD, comments on recent articles discussing the dangers inherent in the growing trend toward payment for organ procurement.
Bioethics
Thinking through Technology — Managing Director and Research Scholar of the Center, Michael Sleasman, PhD, offers the conclusion of a three part podcast of a workshop, entitled “Thinking through Technology,” that he led at the 2008 Christian Medical and Dental Associations National Conference.
Quote of the Week
"The genetic revolution holds much promise for improving our health. Currently, profit and market advantage are playing the key roles in shaping how genetic testing is evolving. These are not the right navigation tools to help women at risk of breast cancer — or the rest of us — capture that promise."
—Arthur Caplan, PhD, in "Breast cancer gene tests — not worth the price?" MSNBC, October 8, 2008.
Topical Information and Resources
Death and Dying
Reproductive Ethics
Stem Cell Research
Recent Events & Press Releases
Sarah J. Flashing blogcasts the summer 2009 Conference: Healthcare and the Common Good
C. Ben Mitchell interviewed on Mars Hill Audio about his book Aging, Death and the Quest for Immortality — Listen Here
July 12-14, 2007 — Bioethics Nexus: The Future of
Healthcare, Science, and Humanity (Chicago)July 11th, 2007— CBHD, in coordination with
Metanoia Films, offered an evening pre-screening of:
April 25, 2008 - CBHD Executive Director Statement
February 28, 2008 - The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity Presents the “Titans of Immortality” Debate
July 11, 2007 - The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity Laments the Passing of Harold O. J. Brown, PhD
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