When my son was 18, he decided to start hormone therapy as part of the process of transitioning from female to male. I was under the impression that such a decision would permanently impact his fertility, and I asked him to freeze his eggs so that if he wanted to have biological children in the […]
War tests the fundamental ethical obligations of medical practice. In the middle of conflicts, it can be difficult for physicians to be fair and equitable while providing treatment that offers benefits, avoids harm, and respects the wishes of individual patients. In the decades-long struggle between Israel and its neighbours, these principles have been tested many […]
The following editorial can be found int he March 2024 issue of The American Journal of Bioethics. Introduction Dr. Galasso’s insightful article expands the ongoing debate on the utility and equity of precision medicine in public and population health. The initiatives mentioned, Genomics England and the All of Us Research Program, have been at the forefront of […]
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, and ketamine, among others, can radically alter mood, behaviour, emotions, thoughts, sense-perception, and consciousness. Participants who take psychedelics in a therapeutic context may be vulnerable to sexual violence, patient abuse, and therapist misconduct in different ways than in “ordinary” psychotherapeutic settings. In one prominent and tragic case, a MDMA-assisted therapy participant filed an ethics complaint and civil court claim, attesting to sexual assault by her therapist over a two-year period beginning at the time of her […]
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