Center for Practical Bioethics

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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…

No Tidy Answers: When the ECMO Bridge Leads Nowhere Perhaps it’s not about destination but the journey. That when we cannot alter the destination, we can profoundly shape the experience of getting there. The case study picks up the topic with a patient whose husband requests ECMO to save her life without her consent. Ryan follows up with the one question to ask about ECMO and other medical miracl…

Empowering medical trainees to confront the misinformation epidemic. CPB Francis Co-Chair Kayhan Parsi and one of his medical students, Lily Rajaee, examine the misinformation problem and propose a framework involving three steps that can help guide productive conversations with patients. The Center for Practical Bioethics The post Empowering Medical Trainees to Confront the Misinformation Epidem…

Bioethics case study on parents reacting defensively when doctors ask about the child’s vaccination status. Physicians question their response to anti-vax parents. Published by the Center for Practical Bioethics. The post Case Study: When Vaccination Status Leads to Conflict appeared first on Center for Practical Bioethics .

When parents overrule their child's best interest is the topic of this Bioethics case study in VIDEO and PRINT. Patient self-determination and personal autonomy are central components of ethically appropriate care. Published by the Center for Practical Bioethics. The post Bioethics Case Study – When a Parent Overrules Their Child’s Best Interests appeared first on Center for Practical Bioethics .

Doing Harm: Vaccine Policy in the Age of Distortion The January 2026 Ethics Dispatch discusses how the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is calling for the reduction or even the elimination of childhood vaccine and by doing so, is doing harm. The Center for Practical Bioethics. The post Doing Harm: Vaccine Policy in the Age of Distortion appea…