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Ethics Consult

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Ethics Consult

Expert perspectives on ethical dilemmas in medicine

Ethics Consult
Ethics Consult: Keep Patient Alive Due to Spiritual Beliefs? MD/JD Weighs In

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February 4, 2023
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Ethics Consult: Keep Patient Alive Due to Spiritual Beliefs?

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January 28, 2023
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Ethics Consult: Genetic Testing for Potential Employees?

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December 23, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Add Lithium to Town's Drinking Water? MD/JD Weighs In

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December 2, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Fertilize Human Egg With Neanderthal Sperm? MD/JD Weighs In

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November 18, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Fertilize Human Egg With Neanderthal Sperm?

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November 11, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Approve Experimental Head Transplant? MD/JD Weighs In

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October 14, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Agree to Perform Voluntary Surgical Castration? MD/JD Weighs In

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September 23, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Agree to Perform Voluntary Surgical Castration?

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September 16, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Let Look-Alike Sisters Commit Insurance Fraud? MD/JD Weighs In

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August 12, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Cut Health Insurance for Risky Activities? MD/JD Weighs In

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July 1, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Prescribe Pills for Pilot's Peak Performance? MD/JD Weighs In

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June 3, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Who Decides if Child Is 'Dead?' MD/JD Weighs In

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May 6, 2022
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Ethics Consult: Allow Co-Ed Hospital Room? MD/JD Weighs In

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April 22, 2022
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