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Bioethics

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  1. Health Law Prof Blog

    Heritable human genome editing: the bioethical battle for the basis and future of human rights

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Niall Coghlan (European University Institute), Heritable human genome editing: the bioethical battle for the basis and future of human rights, Implications philosophiques (2022):Is it permissible to interfere with the genome…

  2. Health Law Prof Blog

    Should AI-Enabled Medical Devices be Explainable?

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Rita Matulionyte (Macquarie Law School), Paul Nolan (Australian Bar Association), Farah Magrabi (Macquarie University), Amin Beheshti (Macquarie University), Should AI-Enabled Medical Devices be Explainable?, SSRN (2022):Despite its exponential growth, artificial…

  3. Health Law Prof Blog

    Procreative Non-Maleficence: A South African Human Rights Perspective on Heritable Human Genome Editing

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Donrich Thaldar (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Bonginkosi Shozi (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Procreative Non-Maleficence: A South African Human Rights Perspective on Heritable Human Genome Editing, CRISPR J. (2022):If the safety and efficacy…

  4. Data Counsel

    The Room Where It Happens: The Autonomy of the Hospital Ethics Committees Post-Dobbs

    By Kimberly Gordy

    Since the issuance of the Dobbs decision, there’s been significant discussion by lawyers, philosophers, healthcare providers and political leaders. The ruling has created uncertainty and confusion for those working in…

  5. Health Law Prof Blog

    The Death of Roe and the Future of Ex Vivo Embryos

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Henry T. Greely (Stanford University), The Death of Roe and the Future of Ex Vivo Embryos, 9 J. L. & Biosciences (2022):This article examines the possible effects of the end…

  6. Health Law Prof Blog

    Expanding the Role of Bioethics in Translational Research

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Mark A. Rothstein (University of Louisville), Expanding the Role of Bioethics in Translational Research, 50 J.L. Med. & Ethics 3 (2022):Translational research attempts to accelerate and increase the significance of…

  7. The Faculty Lounge

    Taboo Trades Podcast: Pandemics with Govind Persad

    Co-hosts Samantha Spindler (UVA Law 2L), Madison White (UVA Law 3L), and I discuss pandemic responses with Govind Persad. Our focus is how to preserve personal choice in crisis response.…

  8. Health Law Prof Blog

    Call for Papers by the Center for Health Law Studies and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics – Health Law Scholars Workshop; Abstracts due April 13.

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Call for Papers by the Center for Health Law Studies and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics - Health Law Scholars Workshop; Abstracts due April 13.The Health Law…

  9. Health Law Prof Blog

    Moral Status in Bioethics

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Ezio Di Nucci (University of Copenhagen), Moral Status in Bioethics, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Bioethics (forthcoming 2022):What does the “bio” stand for, in bio-ethics? You’d think such a…

  10. Health Law Prof Blog

    The Intersectionality of Race and Class in Bioethics

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Lynne Marie Kohm (Regent University), The Intersectionality of Race and Class in Bioethics, J. Glob. Just. Pub. Pol’y (2021):The intersectionality of race and class in bioethics presents an opportunity to…