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While I was sleeping, you did what?

In which we look into a new federal ruling over non-consensual intimate exams and risk a little casuistry (gasp!)

May 6 •

Can you hurt someone after they are dead?

In which we look into Harvard's skin book (Eww.) and the problem of posthumous harm.

Apr 6 •

Rocks, Rabbits, and Randalls in Alabama

Thinking clearly about the Alabama Supreme Court decision and what it means for Practical Bioethics

Mar 16 •

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Did Medicine Save the Life of Ethics?

Sep 7, 2023 • J.K. Miles

Dead Grandma Season

Nov 17, 2023 • J.K. Miles

New Semester, New Case

Jan 20 • J.K. Miles

Jul 28, 2023 • J.K. Miles

Heuristics are for humans

Jun 29, 2023 • J.K. Miles

Third Rail Bioethics: Gender Treatments for Minors

Feb 20 • J.K. Miles

Third Rail Bioethics: Gender Treatments for Minors

When Beneficence, Autonomy,and Non-maleficence are on a collison course, when do we slam on the brakes (or, at least, slow down?)

Feb 20 •

File the Serial Numbers Off

A hackers guide to Practical Bioethics

Feb 3 •

New Semester, New Case

In which we consider a difficult pregnancy in Texas and how it might get the students engaged.

Jan 20 •

and You have my axe--er--ear!

in which instructors, student, and everyone else can chat ME up or *sigh* (I guess talk to each other) about Practical Bioethics.

Dec 22, 2023 •

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

In which we consider the holy trinity of regret for professors who did not get through all the content they intended.

Dec 2, 2023 •

Dead Grandma Season

A small holiday digression on student procrastination

Nov 17, 2023 •

Extremis on Netflix: A bioethical viewer guide to the documentary

Warm up your netflix password, this movie is great for End-of-Life discussions.

Nov 3, 2023 •

Miles to Go

Miles to Go

Primarily for those who are using Practical Bioethics: Ethics for Patients and Providers (PB) in their classes. It is secondarily for Students using PB and those interested in applied bioethics. It is tertiarily for people who like nerdy substacks.

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