Back-to-School Covid Choice; Treating Pregnancy Emergencies; Health Care Overuse; Welcoming Gary; Seeking Health Equity Scholar
September 8, 2022
Back to School & Covid, Post-Dobbs Double Effect
From Hastings Bioethics Forum
“Back to School: The Covid Vaccination Choice.” It’s the third back-to-school season during the Covid pandemic, but the first in which all schoolchildren are eligible for Covid vaccines. Yet vaccination rates for young children are very low. Parents are exercising their long-awaited right to choose, writes Elizabeth Lanphier. Read “Back to School: The Covid Vaccination Choice.”
“Dusting Off Double Effect for the Post-Dobbs Era.” In states with abortion bans, pregnant patients are suffering life-threatening medical emergencies, and clinicians are confused about what care they can legally give. There may be a way to help enable them to legally provide appropriate medical care to some of these patients, writes Adam Omelianchuck. It involves dusting off Double Effect reasoning, “according to which it is sometimes permissible to cause harm as a side effect of bringing about a good result.” Read “Dusting Off Double Effect for the Post-Dobbs Era.”
Overuse of Health Care as a Health Threat Major Source of Carbon Emissions
Hospital care and clinical services are the biggest contributors of carbon dioxide within the U.S. health care industry—itself a top source of emissions. A new essay in the Hastings Center Report identifies overuse of health care as a health threat, offers a data-driven action plan for carbon reduction in health care, and provides practical suggestions for more sustainable health care delivery in the U.S. Read the essay.
Hastings Seeks Scholar in Health Equity Application Deadline September 30
The Hastings Center is looking to hire a research scholar in health equity and U.S. population health. This position offers a superb opportunity for an early-career, a mid-career, or a senior scholar to build a research portfolio dedicated to examining and addressing ethical concerns in health equity and population health. Application deadline: September 30. Learn more and apply.
Upcoming Events
"Chimeras (But Don’t Call Them Chimeras): An Introduction to the Ethics & Policy Debate," with Hastings Center Director of Research Josephine Johnston (paid registration required). September 15.
Aging in a Place: Perspectives on the Meanings of “Home” and “Community” from Age-focused Researchers & Practitioners with Hastings Center Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger. September 20.
"Ethical & Regulatory Considerations in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials: Patient Selection, Equity in Access, & Wait Listing" with Hastings Center Research Scholar Karen Maschke. September 29.
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