Imagine using stem cells to create a fragment of a human brain in a petri dish. It has no eyes to see, no mouth to speak, and ...

This editorial appears in the October 2026 Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics In Ageism, Ableism, and Epistemic ...

This editorial appears in the October 2026 Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics In 2018, the U.S. federal guidelines ...

The September 18 th, 2026, announcement from the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) is one of the most consequential changes to the religion’s medical doctrine in modern times. For decades, ...

Earlier this month at a Hyrox competition in Beijing, China, Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk soiled herself … and continued competing. As a result of her decision to not leave the course, her ...

As individuals concerned with ethics in science, medicine, and public health, we wish to express our dismay at the approach taken by Senate leaders to pursue an unwarranted, ill-advised, and frankly ...

This essay is a part of our “In the News…” series, where bioethicists give their take on popular news stories. A gestational surrogate “fleeing” from Alaska to Texas is getting a lot of press. The ...

Epistemic humility is an important virtue for medical practitioners to show within clinical practice. Broadly construed, epistemic humility denotes a disposition to acknowledge the limitations of ...

Kristen Biel had breast cancer and her Catholic school refused to renew her contract. Miriam Grussgot had a brain tumor and her Jewish school fired her. Both wished to seek recourse in the courts for ...

In John Scalzi’s sci-fi novel Old Man’s War, soldiers receive the BrainPal, a neural interface that boosts thinking and connects them to computer assistants. Sounds far-fetched? Perhaps not for long.

Used by one-third of US adults and the majority of teens, the social media platform TikTok, has emerged as a hotbed for social and political commentary. Viral TikTok content regularly amasses millions ...