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One Bioethics Council Dies, As Another Carries On
What will become of government bioethics? At this point, it's anyone's guess. Last Thursday, in Washington, the President's Council on Bioethics convened the some of the world's experts in government bioethics councils to discuss the past, present and future of bioethics councils including the head of the UK's Nuffield Council,... (read the rest)
Will President Obama Listen to Conservative Bioethicists?
Robert P. George, former member of the President's Council on Bioethics appointed by former President George Bush, has raised precisely this question in an online essay entitled, "A Diverse Bioethics Council?". The article published at Public Discourse, recounts his experience serving on the Kass Council. However, his account, as reported... (read the rest)
Mexico's Healthcare System Wins Red Tape Award
And you think your health insurance company is bad? Just be happy you don't live in Mexico. There it takes two physicians, four bureaucrats, and quadruplicate forms to get life-saving medications in that country, and as Cecilia Velazquez, winner of this year's red tape "prize" in Mexico has brought to... (read the rest)
Not Waiting for the Feds on Nano...
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies announced yesterday that another city, following the lead of Berkeley, California, has taken action at the local level to promote the safe use of nanotechnologies in the absence of federal regulations regarding the research and development of nanoparticles and their related technologies.... (read the rest)
What should be the state's role in keeping us healthy?
That's the question taken up by a report out today from the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The committee behind the report recommends a "stewardship" model for the government. From the report's executive summary (pdf): The concept of ‘stewardship’ is intended to convey that liberal states have a duty to... (read the rest)
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