Center for Practical Bioethics

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. The post Communicating Health Barriers and Solutions to Decision Paralysis a…

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, ultimatel…

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. The post Case Study: Pregnancy Termi…

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 The post 2026 Breakfast of Champions appeared first on Center for Practical Bioethics .

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. The post April 2026 Bioethics Bulletin E-Newsletter appeared first on Center for Practical Bioethics .

The Center is redefining fundraising through community-driven events, expanding reach, and making bioethics more accessible to all. The Center for Practical Bioethics. The post Beyond the Gala: A New Model for Community-Driven Fundraising in Bioethics appeared first on Center for Practical Bioethics .

Medical work requirements prevent the patient with early-stage breast cancer to qualify for Medicaid while caring for her father. Center for Practical Bioethics. The post Case Study: Medicaid Work Requirements appeared first on Center for Practical Bioethics .

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 an…

Screening Bioethics is a webinar series exploring bioethics topics in popular media with hosts Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, and Nanette Elster, JD, MPH. In the first episode they will examine the HBO Max's, The Pitt, with emphasis on portrayal of bioethics issues, with particular attention to neurodiversity, end-of-life care, and access. This 30-minute exploration will be followed by a 15-minute Q & A.…

Empathy is redirected into self-protection. When immigration enforcement is highly visible, inconsistently applied, and no longer constrained by once-respected boundaries, people begin to ask not only what is happening to them? but could this happen to us? Distance begins to feel safer than beneficence. All this while the steps needed to protect immigrant patients are well known, ethically justif…