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Staying Human

Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings

Read the Editors’ Introduction
End of Life •
Eugenics •
Reproductive Technology •
Enhancement •
Beginning of Life •
Human Dignity •
Medicine •
Transhumanism •
All

Essay | Summer 2021

Summer 2021

  • Brendan Foht

Just Say No to Human–Monkey Chimeras

The biotech industry wants to set its own rules on a disturbing new practice. This time, we can’t trust them to act responsibly.

Brendan Foht

Online Exclusive | March 25, 2021

March 25, 2021

  • Arturo Casadevall
  • Michael J. Joyner
  • Nigel Paneth

A Victory for Scientific Pragmatism

In an emergency, the “gold” standard of evidence may not be the wise one.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Arturo Casadevall, Michael J. Joyner, Nigel Paneth

Essay | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • Joseph E. Davis
  • Paul Scherz

Recovering Old Age

Covid has laid bare our warehousing attitude toward the elderly. Have we forgotten what aging is for?

Joseph E. Davis and Paul Scherz

Essay | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • Aaron Rothstein

Little Data, Big Headlines

On overinterpreting Covid studies for clicks

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Aaron Rothstein

Review | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • James Mumford

A Bioethics of the Strong

Fixated on autonomy, liberal bioethics forgets its mandate to protect the weak.

James Mumford

Essay | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • Devorah Goldman

Disarming Frontline Doctors

In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Devorah Goldman

Online Exclusive | June 8, 2020

June 8, 2020

  • Brendan Foht

Abortion and the Coronavirus Vaccine

Why we need an option that will be morally acceptable to all Americans

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Brendan Foht

Review | Fall 2020

Fall 2020

  • Tara Isabella Burton

Saving Ourselves

Real love as rebellion in TV’s Brave New World

Tara Isabella Burton

Essay | Fall 2020

Fall 2020

  • Brewer Eberly

Mending the Healers

Young doctors are suffering from a crisis of meaning. Can med school still offer moral formation?

Brewer Eberly

Special Report | Winter 2012

Winter 2012

The Stem Cell Debates

Lessons for Science and Politics
Preface
The Stem Cell Debates
The Science of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The Promise of Stem Cell Therapies
Ethical Considerations Regarding Stem Cell Research
Stem Cell Research Funding: Policy and Law
Overview of International Human Embryonic Stem Cell Laws
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