Penn Bioethics Journal - PBJ

We will be extending our submission deadline for our Fall 2017 issue to June 16. Visit our website (http://bioethicsjournal.com) for more details on how to submit!

Penn Bioethics Journal undergraduate bioethics journal. Established in 2004, the Journal provides a venue for undergraduates to make contributions to the field of bioethics. Embracing the interdisciplinarity of bioethics, PBJ reviews and publishes original work addressing debates in medicine, technology, philosophy, publi...

Why bioethics is important.

https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/23/bioethics-harvard-george-church/

A bioethicist embedded in a Harvard lab keeps scientists in check A bioethicist embedded in the Harvard Medical School lab of George Church keeps researchers from messing up as they create new biology.

Would like to draw attention to the fact that the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee is named "Eugenijus"

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/what_exactly_is_bioethics_how_is_it_linked_to_our_everyday/

What exactly is bioethics? How is it linked to our everyday lives? Interview with Eugenijus Gefenas | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization First, I would see bioethics as problematic decisions on human life and health. This applies to both an individual level and a collective level—individual human beings and humankind as a whole. An important thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about complex and problematic issues, meaning th...

You've heard of the Hippocratic Oath. But sometimes medical decision making isn't quite so simple...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/the-doctors-dilemma-is-it-ever-good-to-do-harm

The doctor’s dilemma: is it ever good to do harm | Dr Gwen Adshead The Long Read: If a patient’s heart stops, the doctor can resuscitate them. But how does the doctor decide if it’s the right thing to do?