By Liam Kelly Following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration that the international spread of COVID-19 constituted a pandemic on the 11th of March, 2020, it did not take long for institutions and individuals on the frontlines of response measures to recognize that they were actually confronted with two global public health crises at once….
By Liam Kelly, JBI Intern As I write this, the film Warfare – co-directed by Civil War’s Alex Garland and Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza – is wrapping up its theatrical run in Australian cinemas. Much of the popular and critical buzz surrounding Warfare concerns its deliberately-narrow scope and purpose: the film purports to represent…
Michael A. Ashby Editorial. Free Access. Published online: 19 April 2023. To most doctors and health workers who haven’t studied philosophy, the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein are hard to approach. Many of us outside the philosophical academy will tend to know more about him through the landmark biography by Ray Monk (1991): the irascible genius…
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Published online 07 November 2022. Amelia Fiske & Stuart McLennan AbstractBackgroundBioethics can play an important role in addressing diversity both in and outside of academia, setting precedents for meaningful contributions to public discourse, research, teaching, training, and policy development. However, in order to do so, these conversations…
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Published online 4 November 2022 B. Kvernflaten, P. Fedorcsák & K. N. Solbrække Abstract In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves making embryos outside of the human body, which has spurred debate about the status of the embryo, embryo research and donation. We explore couples’ perceptions about embryos and…
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Published online 17 October 2022. Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott & Eliana Close Abstract Existing regulation of end-of-life care is flawed. Problems include poorly-designed laws, policies, ethical codes, training, and funding programs, which often are neither effective nor helpful in guiding decision-making. This leads to adverse outcomes…
Recent Developments Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 2. Megan Prictor Extract This article describes a recent United States (U.S.) government settlement with a company producing clinical decision support software (CDSS) for kickbacks the company received from a pharmaceutical company intended to drive up opioid prescribing. It reflects on the legal avenues…
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 2 Mark A. Irwin Abstract In 2018, the remarkable rescue of twelve young boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand captured worldwide attention. The rescue required the boys to be dived out of the cave system while fully anaesthetized…
Critical Perspectives Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 2 Bethany Russell, Leeroy William & Michael Chapman Abstract Human connection is universally important, particularly in the context of serious illness and at the end of life. The presence of close family and friends has many benefits when death is close. Hospital visitation restrictions…
Original Research Open Access. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 19, Issue 2. Hazem Zohny, Brian D. Earp & Julian Savulescu Abstract Transgender healthcare faces a dilemma. On the one hand, access to certain medical interventions, including hormone treatments or surgeries, where desired, may be beneficial or even vital for some gender dysphoric trans people. But…