Death’s legal definition must be responsive to advances in technology, and it must delineate between life and death. Knowing where to draw the line is difficult.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(12):E1055-1061. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.1055.
Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD, MA and Jean-Baptiste Hoang
Some technological and policy strategies for increasing organ supplies are ethically and legally proven to work. Consider best next steps for global education efforts to raise organ donation awareness.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(2):143-152. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.pfor2-1602.
When responding to an ad for a job caring for patient-detainees along the US southern border, applicants should anticipate the need to navigate dual loyalties.
AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(1):E12-17. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.12.
Paris B. Adkins-Jackson, PhD, MPH, Rupinder K. Legha, MD, and Kyle A. Jones, RN
Institutional racism mediates structural racism and is embedded in institutional policies, clinical practice, health professional training, and biomedical research.
AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(2):E140-145. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.140.
This article offers a personal viewpoint on intersections among race, class, and culture and key roles each plays in motivating equitable, inclusive admissions.
AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(2):E208-211. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.208.
Sriya Bhattacharyya, PhD, Aaron S. Breslow, PhD, Jianee Carrasco, and Benjamin Cook, PhD, MPH
Force is codified in law, so force utilization inequity demands that we consider connections between systemic oppression and individuals’ responses in clinical settings.
AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(4):E340-348. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.340.