Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics is an academic research center that focuses on the intersection of health law, policy, and bioethics. It publishes analyses and discussions on topics such as reproductive health regulations, health conflict resolution, clinical research methodologies, mental health policy, and the legal and ethical implications of emerging biotechnologies like psychedelics. The Center explores regulatory frameworks, health care access, patient rights, and the societal impacts of health law developments. Its work often addresses challenges in health care delivery, disparities in health outcomes, and the integration of scientific evidence into policy and legal contexts.

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Liability

Snow Shovel Politics

Boston is slowly waking from its snowy slumber. Weeks after one of the snowiest storms in the city’s history, drifts still rise several feet along streets and sidewalks as residents pick their way through narrowed passages and over icy

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Mental Health

The Deadly Cost of Ignoring Clinical Need

Iryna Zarutska immigrated to North Carolina in August 2022, fleeing war-torn Ukraine. Exactly three years later, she was taking the subway home from a shift at a local Charlotte pizzeria when,

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Research Misconduct

It’s Time to Safeguard Genomic Data

On Jan. 24, 2026, the New York Times reported that DNA sequences contributed by children and families to support a federal effort to understand adolescent brain development were later co-opted by other researchers and used

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