Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: Impacts on Life, Liberty and the Economy
Many people worldwide, particularly those with disabilities and the elderly, suffered greatly not only as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but also as a result of the lockdowns. In this article we set out widely-accepted ethical criteria for assessing when coercive public health measures are justified. We then review the empirical evidence, not least concerning the benefits and costs of the lockdowns…
Ethical Research Involving Fetal Human Subjects
This guideline on fetal tissue research discusses the moral status of the human fetus, the state of ethics for medical research on vulnerable subjects, aspects of medical research using human fetal tissue, and the necessity of including fetuses as a protected class under vulnerable populations in research. The debates connected to embryo stem cell research and other research related to embryos are beyond the scope of this document.
The Prioritization of Life-Saving Resources in a Pandemic Surge Crisis
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Reassess the Law and Ethics of Heritable Genome Editing Interventions: Lessons for China and the World
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