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Supreme Court Signals Possible End to Abortion Rights Under Roe v. Wade
Access to safe and legal abortion likely will end for half of America by this summer when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, according to reproductive healthcare providers, attorneys, and leaders. Both the Mississippi case and the Texas six-week abortion ban — which the court allowed to continue in December 2021 — will potentially lead to abortion bans in dozens of states. -
Physician Assistants in OB/GYN Field Want More Ethics Expertise
Survey respondents named many ethical challenges they faced: end-of-life care, complex pregnancies, risk and benefits to mother and fetus, and counseling adolescents.
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Study Shows Ethics Complaints in Psychiatry Could Be Declining
One reason could be the emphasis on ethics education in psychiatry.
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Orthopedic Surgeons Say ‘Open-Label’ Placebos Are Ethical, Yet Few Use Them
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Gene Editing Is Popular, But Controversial, Research Area
Gene drive researchers aim to broadcast a consistent message, tell the truth from the beginning, and be transparent.
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IRBs Are Scrutinizing Digital Tools for Informed Consent
Compared to paper-based informed consent, a multimedia digital tool resulted in higher satisfaction, was perceived as easier to use, gave more people the ability to complete the consent independently, and was perceived as taking less time to complete the consent process, according to the results of a recent study.
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Rural Patients Still Lack Palliative Care Access
Funding and resources are needed to improve palliative care access and delivery and prevent health disparities within rural communities.
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Hospitals Disproportionately Sue Low-Income, Rural, and Black Patients
One expert believes ethicists should serve as a "moral compass for hospitals," pushing facility leaders to consider whether engaging in litigation like this is the best course of action.
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Access Problems with Pediatric Mental Healthcare Raise Ethical Worries
Mental health insurance claims roughly doubled for teens in March and April 2020 compared to those same months in 2019. However, only half of parents who tried to obtain mental healthcare for their children succeeded in doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IRBs Are Reviewing Artificial Intelligence Research, Outside Expertise Needed
How might IRBs be adapted to address ethics oversight of health-related artificial intelligence research?