We will argue here that after more than 30 years of talk, theory, and clinical practice, we
bioethicists still know far too little about what patients, subjects, and healthcare professionals …

This CQ department is dedicated to bringing noted bioethicists together in order to debate
some of the most perplexing contemporary bioethics issues. Readers are invited to contact …

RM Hare suggested half a century ago:“If philosophers are going to apply ethical theory
successfully to practical issues, they must first have a theory.” 1 Apart from the obvious literal …

Contemporary bioethics begins with the perception that medical values are a matter of
public, rather than merely professional, interest. Such was the message of delegates in …

The three important target articles (Braddock 2021; Mithani, Cooper, and Boyd 2021; Yearby
2021) make a strong case for regarding racism as a public health crisis. Each calls for …

The shape, function, and dynamic of the field of bioethics is in constant flux, and nowhere is
this more apparent than at gatherings of those immersed in th discipline. This section …

Contemporary bioethics is a peculiar creature. What was once a subdivision of moral
theology and philosophy tended mainly within the confines of schools of arts and sciences …

This article argues that practicality is currently overemphasized in philosophical
contributions to bioethics. The inclinations to aim at relevance, to ground normativity on …

What is bioethics? Who is a bioethicist? Who is a health care ethics consultant or clinical
ethics consultant? There are no straightforward answers to such questions. Indeed, the …

PhD students, post-docs, and bioethics researchers are conducting nuanced research to
develop advancements in the field, and this research offers valuable insights that can …