by Heather Zeiger | May 16, 2018 | Announcements, Bioethics, Ethics
I serve as the news curator for bioethics.com and occasionally write commentary on a recent news item. Usually these commentaries involve translating recent research into layman’s terms and outlining the bioethical issues. My newest commentary is on embryoids....
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 23, 2018 | Announcements, Bioethics, Ethics, Society
What does crowdfunding have to do with medical ethics? More than you would think. The number one type of crowdfunding campaign on sites like GoFundMe is medical expenses. Crowdfunding brings up several ethical issues such as medical privacy, emotional manipulation,...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 28, 2016 | Announcements, Ethics, Salvo, Society
I have a new article in Salvo Magazine on Euthanasia. This is my second Casualty Report for Salvo and this time I provide the latest numbers on how many people have died as a result of euthanasia, where it is legal, and how physician-assisted suicide has changed over...
by Heather Zeiger | Apr 16, 2016 | Announcements, Ethics, Science, Society, Technology
I have a new article in Quartz, an online publication that hits a wide audience and is geared toward the global business community. Find my article here, “Pigs with human hearts, and other wild tales from the future of organ donation.” I had been...
by Heather Zeiger | Mar 10, 2016 | Ethics, Technology
In grad school I wrote a paper about Asimov’s three laws of robotics and whether they were analogous to an ethical system called divine command theory. I thought I was being clever since robots are programmed to do certain things, and a “good” robot does what it is...
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 10, 2016 | Announcements, Ethics, Human Dignity, Science, Society, Technology
I have a new article at The Stream on the U.S.’s Institute of Medicine’s recommendation that the FDA approve mitochondrial transfer, or what is being called “three-parent IVF” in the media. Read about it here.
