Ethial framework for commercial spaceflight research; Willowbrook legacy; newest board members
September 28, 2023
Ethical Framework Proposed for Human Research in Commercial Spaceflight Historic Opportunity to Promote Diversity & Benefit Society
The first ethical framework for conducting human research on commercial spaceflight was proposed in an article published today in Science by a global team including Hastings Center president Vardit Ravitsky. Ravitsky’s contribution focused on promoting diversity among the researchers and participants, which is essential to ensuring the research benefits society at large.Read more and watch Ravitsky discuss the recommendations.
"Why Isn't That a Completely Reasonable Response?" The Terrible Toll of Institutionalization of People with Disabilities
Writing in The Atlantic, a journalist invokes the work of Joel Michael Reynolds, a Hastings Center senior advisor and fellow, to make sense of the legacy of harm her aunt suffered in Willowbrook, the scandal-ridden New York State institution for children with intellectual disabilities. “After she left Willowbrook, Adele would abruptly shout ‘Stop hurting me!’ for no apparent reason. Her care team assumed she was having hallucinations, a plausible postulate. But isn’t it equally plausible to theorize that she was reliving some unspeakable abuse from her past? Or, as the Georgetown philosopher and disability studies professor Joel Michael Reynolds puts it (speaking my thoughts aloud): ‘Why isn’t that a completely reasonable response to PTSD?’” Read the article. (Subscription required.)
Meet Our Newest Board Members They Bring a Wide Range of Expertise--and a Passion for Bioethics
Dina Dublon, MSc, is a board member of PepsiCo, T. Rowe Price, and Motive Capital Corp II and serves on the independent audit quality committee of Ernst & Young.
Faith E. Fletcher, PhD, MA, is the chair-elect of the Hastings Center Fellows Council. She is a Hastings Center fellow and senior advisor, and an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine.
Ellen Jewett, MBA, MSc, is managing partner and founder of Canoe Point Capital, LLC, an investment firm focused on early-stage social ventures.
Stacey Lane, JD,is a member of the board of trustees of Montefiore Hospital and of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and a member of the advisory board of the Master of Science in Bioethics program at Columbia University.
Amrit Ray, MD, MBA, is a physician-researcher and a biopharmaceutical industry R&D executive. He is passionate about advancing medical breakthroughs and championing health care access for patients.
Dara Richardson-Heron, MD, is a former Fortune 100 corporate executive, board director, physician, and public speaker with more than 25 years of leadership excellence in health care and the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors.
Upcoming Events
TODAY: The Future of Bioethics: Challenges, Visions and Opportunities, with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky, hosted by Columbia University. September 28.
Valuing Older Adults by Creating Housing Options, with Hastings Center senior research scholar Nancy Berlinger at the Oregon Gerontological Association's 2023 Virtual Annual Conference. October 6.
Genetics/AI/Big Data: Impact on Maternal and Child Health, National Academy of Medicine annual meeting, with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky. October 8.
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