Category Archives: Bioethics
Ethics Article of the Week: George Will On His Son’s Birthday
I highly recommend George Will’s reflections on the birthday of his son Jon, who has Down syndrome, and is 40 today. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Family, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Love, U.S. Society
Comment of the Day: “Ethics Chess Lesson: The Tale of the Kidney and the Ungrateful Boss”
New commenter Christine has a valuable personal experience to relate, as an individual who donated a kidney to a stranger herself. the main thrust of her post covers a topic that I have written on before but did not mention in this case, though I should have. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Business & Commercial, Character, Health and Medicine
“Baby-Killing” Ethics
Why treat newborns any differently than late-term embryos? Continue reading
Weekend Ethics Catch-Up
Here’s what you may have missed this weekend… Continue reading
Robot Ethics: Let’s Not Get Silly About It
It’s time to go watch all those Data episodes of “Star Trek: the Next Generations.” Continue reading
Matrix Chicken Ethics
Is it ethical to treat chickens like Keanu Reeves? Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bioethics, Business & Commercial, Science & Technology
BREAKING NEWS: Whales Aren’t Slaves! PETA Shocked!
Whales aren’t slaves? Who knew? Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Arts & Entertainment, Bioethics, Humor and Satire, U.S. Society
Tales Of Ethics Dunces Past: Recalling the Self-Indulgent Suicide of Hunter Thompson
Recalling Hunter Thompson’s unethical suicide. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Family, U.S. Society
