Earlier this month, the Texas Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the dispute resolution provisions in the Texas Advance Directives Act.
This week, the plaintiffs asked the court to reconsider that decision.
#Bioethics News: The FDA is approving new drugs at a record pace, meaning people with serious diseases will get treatment faster. But how does acting faster affect the safety of these drugs? Read more here - https://t.co/Lq2CK1wqHQ
#Bioethics News: "Knowing she had the legal right to die helped Marieke Vervoort live her life. It propelled her to medals at the Paralympics. But she could never get away from the pain." Read more here about how Vervoort wrestled with her decision to die by assisted euthanasia
#Bioethics News: Gene-based technologies to treat sickle-cell disease are promising, but the majority of people living with the disease live in the world's poorest communities and cannot afford the hefty price tag https://t.co/k9CxdfKtZ1
#Bioethics News: Surgeons transplanted a testicle from one brother to his twin, raising questions about the ethics of non-lifesaving transplants, and about the possibility of recipients fathering children with sperm from donors they are not related to https://t.co/pKqG85rGkh
#Bioethics News: Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for the first time in half a century, and some of the leading causes have to do with our healthcare system. Read more here - https://t.co/ip4eMQgtxg
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