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State by State: Where you live affects newborn screening

March 16, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, Match Day, Newborn Screening, Stephanie Morain, Tony Xu

Match Day is finally here. For medical students seeking residency and fellowship training positions, this day is the culmination of years of studying and hard

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What is a parent? Examining legal definitions for same-sex couples

March 9, 2018 Assisted Reproductive Technology, Claire Horner, Law and Policy, reproductive ethics, Surrogacy

Editor’s note: This blog post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. We return to our case from the previous post: a same-sex

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What is a parent? How policy shapes the definition of parenthood

March 2, 2018 assisted reproductive technologies, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Claire Horner, health policy, medical ethics

Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series. The LA Times recently reported on a same-sex married couple who sought U.S.

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Addressing the future of ‘right to try’ laws and patient care

February 23, 2018 Dr. Stephanie Morain, Health Law, Health Legislation, health policy, Right to Try

Earlier this month, six scholars working at the intersection of bioethics, pharmaceuticals, and law made national headlines for a letter sent to the House Energy

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Death vs. dying: Exploring the ‘Timing Problem’

February 16, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Death, ethics, Peter Zuk, Philosophy

Is death bad for the individual who dies? We’re inclined, I think, to answer that it is. Answering in the affirmative, however, raises another question:

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How immigration rhetoric impacts health

February 9, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Stephanie Morain, health policy, Health Policy Research, Immigration, Leah Fowler

The administration outlined a four-pillar approach to immigration in the Jan. 30 State of the Union, underscoring a commitment to establish a path to citizenship

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Frankenstein at 200

January 31, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Frankenstein, Health and Science Policy, Leah Fowler, Research Ethics

Mary Shelley’s most famous novel, Frankenstein, turns 200 this year. In honor of this momentous anniversary, people across the country are celebrating the novel’s enduring

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How far will you go to protect your ‘future self?’

January 24, 2018 Decision-making, Dr. Kristin Kostick, Health Behaviors, health policy, Identity, Philosophy

Are you an altruist or an egoist? Beyond just its philosophical importance, the answer to this question could predict your future health and longevity. I’m

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Barriers to employment for dialysis patients

January 19, 2018 Dialysis, Dr. Kevin Furman Erickson, Employment, health policy, kidney disease, Renal Disease

Jobs are central to many of our political conversations. Measures like the unemployment rate are good indicators of the overall health of our economy, and

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The ethics of ‘Tobacco 21’ laws

January 12, 2018 Center, Dr. Stephanie Morain, ethics, health policy, Tobacco 21, Tobacco Policy

Jan. 1 is a day for resolutions and fresh starts. For some individuals, it might be the year he or she finally decides to quit