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Womb transplantation: if it can be done, should it?
By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives, in what was the first large-scale experiment to determine whether this procedure...
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Introducing Student Voices: Fordham University students’ perspectives on...
By: Student Voices Editorial Board The Fordham University Center for Ethics Education is delighted to announce the launch of Student Voices, a new section of the Ethics & Society blog. Student...
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Center for Ethics Education Hosts Careers in Ethics Panel
Are you interested in studying ethics, but have questions about future careers in the field? The Center for Ethics Education’s second annual Careers in Ethics panel will give students the opportunity...
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Humanitarian intervention: what are the ethical challenges facing aid...
Ramin Asgary, M.D., M.P.H. By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, and the tsunami in Southeast Asia and the Arab Spring resulted in an...
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What can you do with a degree in ethics? Video of Careers in Ethics Panel now...
Dr. Adam L. Fried with the other members of the Careers in Ethics Panel. Click on photo to watch a video of the panel discussion. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of ethics, it is relevant and...
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Center for Ethics Education to host workshop on blog writing and social...
Image via http://www.moneymagpie.com/ The 21st century is marked by heightened concern over the need for moral leadership that will improve our lives and ensure the health and just future of our world....
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Options or oppression: What do new egg freezing job benefits mean for women?
Egg storage for IVF. Photograph: Science Photo Library/Getty Images By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Ever since the news broke on Tuesday of Facebook and Apple’s new policy of including egg freezing as a job...
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The ethics of panhandling children: deciding whether to give
A screenshot from NBC 4 New York’s recent report. Last week, NBC reported on the increasing use of babies and children by adults panhandling in New York City. The particular group of 9 women...
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Dr. Elizabeth Yuko appointed to international bioethics advisory board
Fordham University Center for Ethics Education bioethicist Dr. Elizabeth Yuko has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Global Bioethics Initiative (GBI), an independent, non-profit organization...
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Buy Buy Baby? The Ethics of Crowdfunding Babies
By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Between adoption and advancing reproductive technologies, there are ever-increasing options for individuals and families who wish to have a baby. Recent reports indicate that...
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What Mad Men’s Betty Draper-Francis Can Teach Us About Paternalism in Medicine
January Jones as Betty Draper-Francis on AMC’s Mad Men. By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Warning: spoilers ahead. The penultimate episode of AMC’s Mad Men provided an all-too-familiar portrayal of the...
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Immigrant Detention, Genetic Testing, and Moral Obligations to LGBT Youth:...
The Fordham University Center for Ethics Education is hosting a 3-day intensive cross-disciplinary graduate course entitled “Theories and Applications in Contemporary Ethics.” The course will take...
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Should a UK woman be able to fertilize, implant and gestate her deceased...
Via CNBC By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. While many parents of children of childbearing age make no secret of their desire to become grandparents, one woman in the UK took her request to the High Court....
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The FDA, Finances, & Feminism: Why the third time was the charm for so-called...
Via European Pharmaceutical Review By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Money can’t buy happiness, but evidently is instrumental in gaining FDA approval for controversial drugs with low efficacy and significant...
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‘One uterus bridging three generations of a family’: Woman who received her...
Photo via freedigitalphotos.net By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. The fourth baby born via a transplanted uterus isn’t just a medical success story – it bridges three generations of a family. A woman in Sweden...
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‘Family is Family’: Why Intel’s New Adoption & Fertility Policies are a Step...
Via freedigitalphotos.net By Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. This week Intel announced new job benefit policies that include tripling their adoption assistance program, and quadrupling their fertility coverage,...
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Ethics & Society 2015 Year in Review
Starting with a national discussion on vaccinations, public health and autonomy, and ending with widespread reflection on yet another mass shooting, 2015 had no shortage of ethics-related news and...
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The CDC Recommends Women of Childbearing Age Use Contraception if They Wish...
Image via NYPL Digital Archives By Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a recommendation that women of childbearing age should abstain from alcohol consumption...
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First Uterus Transplant in U.S. Performed at the Cleveland Clinic
Surgical team behind the first uterus transplant in the United States, via The Cleveland Clinic. The first uterus transplant in the United States took place yesterday at the Cleveland Clinic. The...
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So-called ‘female Viagra’ even less effective than suggested, not selling well
Via By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. UPDATE: 2/29/16: An article published today in JAMA Internal Medicine found that Addyi — the so-called “female Viagra” — is even less effective than initially thought,...
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