Genome editing raises old questions, but CRISPR arose in a political landscape that vastly differs from the early aughts.

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.

As high-tech care decisions led to value clashes in hospital corridors, ethics committees developed to respond to diverse viewpoints, families’ concerns, and clinicians’ moral distress. They now exist in almost all US health care organizations.

Hospital ethics committees originated with concerns about legal liability, but today they educate, develop and implement policies, and review cases.

This article canvasses states’ legal prohibitions and challenges to them and considers consequences for clinicians and patients.

This narrative information graphic contextualizes the lack of current maternal morbidity and mortality data in the United States since the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022.

Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice.

Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias.