Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604. Podcast Oct 2022 Ethics Talk Series on US Abortion Care After Dobbs, Episode 1/5: Exclusion of US Women From Constitutional Protection Professor Katie Watson joins Ethics Talk to discuss what clinicians need to know about changes to the post-June 2022 legal, ethical, and clinical landscape of abortion care in the US. Health Law Jun 2023 What’s Wrong With Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender Adolescents? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE This article canvasses states’ legal prohibitions and challenges to them and considers consequences for clinicians and patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E414-420. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.414. Case and Commentary Oct 2015 Conscientious Refusal or Discrimination against Gay Parents? Judith Palfrey, MD Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):897-903. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.ecas1-1510. Medicine and Society Feb 2009 The Double Helix and Double-Edged Sword: How the Public Thinks about Genes Jason Schnittker, PhD The implications of genetic explanations for behavioral traits such as violence and the public’s interpretations of them. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):155-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.msoc1-0902. Viewpoint May 2008 The Teaching of Law in Medical Education Nirav D. Shah, JD Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):332-337. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.oped1-0805. Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Campaign Posters in the Clinic, Commentary 1 Marion Danis, MD Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):6-8. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas1-0401. Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Campaign Posters in the Clinic, Commentary 2 Leonard M. Fleck, PhD Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):9-11. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas1-0401.
State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604.
Podcast Oct 2022 Ethics Talk Series on US Abortion Care After Dobbs, Episode 1/5: Exclusion of US Women From Constitutional Protection Professor Katie Watson joins Ethics Talk to discuss what clinicians need to know about changes to the post-June 2022 legal, ethical, and clinical landscape of abortion care in the US.
Health Law Jun 2023 What’s Wrong With Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender Adolescents? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE This article canvasses states’ legal prohibitions and challenges to them and considers consequences for clinicians and patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E414-420. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.414.
Case and Commentary Oct 2015 Conscientious Refusal or Discrimination against Gay Parents? Judith Palfrey, MD Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):897-903. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.ecas1-1510.
Medicine and Society Feb 2009 The Double Helix and Double-Edged Sword: How the Public Thinks about Genes Jason Schnittker, PhD The implications of genetic explanations for behavioral traits such as violence and the public’s interpretations of them. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):155-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.msoc1-0902.
Viewpoint May 2008 The Teaching of Law in Medical Education Nirav D. Shah, JD Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):332-337. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.oped1-0805.
Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Campaign Posters in the Clinic, Commentary 1 Marion Danis, MD Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):6-8. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas1-0401.
Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Campaign Posters in the Clinic, Commentary 2 Leonard M. Fleck, PhD Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):9-11. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas1-0401.