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Recent Articles & Podcasts
Bioethics
Beyond Perfectionism— CBHD Managing Director and Research Scholar, Michael J. Sleasman, PhD, reflects upon the disposition of our culture to be enamored with perfection and the inherent dangers this disposition presents in the bioethical arena..
Podcast Forthcoming
Neuroethics
Neuroscience in Perspective: An Introduction to Ethical Considerations— CBHD Fellow E. David Cook, PhD offers some exploratory thoughts on the ethics of neuroscience.
Healthcare
Introductory Explorations in the Ethics of Neonatal Futility— CBHD Consultant on Pediatric Issues Ferdinand D. Yates, Jr., MD, MA offers some exploratory thoughts on the ethics of and issues surrounding neonatal futility.
Quote of the Week
"I am not saying we should unthinkingly cut off people's legs. I realise that the idea strikes almost everyone as lunatic when they first hear it. However, there are a small number of people who see themselves, and have always seen themselves, as amputees."
— Dr Christopher Ryan, an academic psychiatrist at the University of Sydney, in "Out on a limb: the ethics of amputation," News-Medical, November 6, 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
April 25, 2008 - CBHD Executive Director Statement
February 28, 2008 - The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity Presents the “Titans of Immortality” Debate
Exploring the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity
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