Love & Loss with Amy Bloom, Newborn Sequencing, Aid-in-Dying Rule, Mask Madness, Elderly Ecoterrorists
Apri 6, 2022
Love and Loss with Amy Bloom
Virtual Event on April 14
Bestselling author Amy Bloom’s world was altered forever when an MRI indicated that her husband Brian had Alzheimer’s disease. Together, led by Brian, Brian and Amy made the decision to travel to Switzerland to access an assisted dying process unavailable in the United States. In this (rescheduled) discussion with Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon on April 14, Bloom will talk about her new book, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, including how she and her husband approached his diagnosis and this decision. Learn more and register.
Aiming for Greater Diversity in Newborn Sequencing Hope for Early Detection of Rare Diseases
A major new study designed to measure the utility of routine genome sequencing of newborns to identify rare diseases aims for greater diversity than an earlier trial, which consisted mainly of infants of European ancestry. Hastings Center director of research research Josephine Johnston sees promise in the new study’s focus on community pediatric clinics, she told GenomeWeb, because of its potential to increase participation and identify benefit to primary pediatric care. Read the GenomeWeb article.
MAID Without Borders, Mask Madness From Hastings Bioethics Forum
Oregon, the first state to legalize medical-aid-in-dying (MAID), just became the first state to drop the requirement that had limited MAID access to residents. Hastings Center research scholar Nancy Berlinger discusses some ethical and social implications of this policy change. Read “MAID Without Borders? Oregon Drops the Residency Requirement.”
As mask mandates are rolled back and friends and neighbors debate the risks and benefits of masks and mask mandates, Hastings Center research scholar Gregory Kaebnick sees a useful lesson for democracy. Read “Masks, Values, and a Lesson for Democracy?”
"A Stalwart of Elderly Ecoterrorists" Challenging Ageist Stereotypes
In a near future imagined by Joy Williams in her recent novel, Harrow, Earth is in full-on climate collapse and "the elderly are among the few remaining revolutionaries," writes Liz Bowen, The Hastings Center's Rice Family Fellow in Bioethics and the Humanities, in a review. Read the review.
Upcoming Events
"Love and Loss with Amy Bloom." A talk with the author about her new book, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss. April 14
"Is It Possible to Have Healthy People on a Sick Planet?" Gary Cohen will present the Callahan Annual Lecture, April 19.
"Ethical Issues We Have Faced Over the Pandemic and Lessons Learned." A talk by Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon at Yale. May 11.
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