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Utilitarianism and the pandemic by Savulescu, Julian, Persson, Ingmar, Wilkinson, Dominic

“…There are no egalitarians in a pandemic. The scale of the challenge for health systems and public policy means that there is an ineluctable need to prioritize…”
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Recommendations on COVID‐19 triage: international comparison and ethical analysis by Jöbges, Susanne, Vinay, Rasita, Luyckx, Valerie A., Biller‐Andorno, Nikola

“…On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization classified COVID‐19, caused by Sars‐CoV‐2, as a pandemic. Although not much was known about the new virus, the…”
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Responsibility beyond design: Physicians’ requirements for ethical medical AI by Sand, Martin, Durán, Juan Manuel, Jongsma, Karin Rolanda

“…Medical AI is increasingly being developed and tested to improve medical diagnosis, prediction and treatment of a wide array of medical conditions. Despite…”
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Doctors Have no Right to Refuse Medical Assistance in Dying, Abortion or Contraception by Savulescu, Julian, Schuklenk, Udo

“…In an article in this journal, Christopher Cowley argues that we have ‘misunderstood the special nature of medicine, and have misunderstood the motivations of…”
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Moral Distress and Moral Conflict in Clinical Ethics by Fourie, Carina

“…Much research is currently being conducted on health care practitioners' experiences of moral distress, especially the experience of nurses. What moral…”
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Neonatal incubator or artificial womb? Distinguishing ectogestation and ectogenesis using the metaphysics of pregnancy by Kingma, Elselijn, Finn, Suki

“…A 2017 Nature report was widely touted as hailing the arrival of the artificial womb. But the scientists involved claim their technology is merely an…”
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Artificial intelligence and the doctor–patient relationship expanding the paradigm of shared decision making by Lorenzini, Giorgia, Arbelaez Ossa, Laura, Shaw, David Martin, Elger, Bernice Simone

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) based clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are becoming ever more widespread in healthcare and could play an important role in…”
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Does the heterogeneity of autism undermine the neurodiversity paradigm? by Hughes, Jonathan A.

“…The neurodiversity paradigm is presented by its proponents as providing a philosophical foundation for the activism of the neurodiversity movement. Its central…”
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Accounting for research fatigue in research ethics by Ashley, Florence

“…How to account for participants’ psychological and emotional exhaustion with research has been under‐explored in the research ethics literature. Research…”
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Genetic enhancement, human extinction, and the best interests of posthumanity by Rueda, Jon

“…The cumulative impact of enhancement technologies may alter the human species in the very long‐term future. In this article, I will start showing how radical…”
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Queue questions: Ethics of COVID‐19 vaccine prioritization by Giubilini, Alberto, Savulescu, Julian, Wilkinson, Dominic

“…The rapid development of vaccines against COVID‐19 represents a huge achievement, and offers hope of ending the global pandemic. At least three COVID‐19…”
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Are open-Label Placebos Ethical? Informed Consent and Ethical Equivocations by Blease, Charlotte, Colloca, Luana, Kaptchuk, Ted J.

“…The doctor‐patient relationship is built on an implicit covenant of trust, yet it was not until the post‐World War Two era that respect for patient autonomy…”
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Collective Reflective Equilibrium in Practice (CREP) and controversial novel technologies by Savulescu, Julian, Gyngell, Christopher, Kahane, Guy

“…In this paper, we investigate how data about public preferences may be used to inform policy around the use of controversial novel technologies, using public…”
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Environmentally sustainable development and use of artificial intelligence in health care by Richie, Cristina

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform health care by delivering medical services to underserved areas, while also filling gaps in health care provider…”
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Intentional machines: A defence of trust in medical artificial intelligence by Starke, Georg, Brule, Rik, Elger, Bernice Simone, Haselager, Pim

“…Trust constitutes a fundamental strategy to deal with risks and uncertainty in complex societies. In line with the vast literature stressing the importance of…”
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Mobile health technology and empowerment by Kreitmair, Karola V.

“…Mobile Health (m‐health) technologies, such as wearables, apps, and smartwatches, are increasingly viewed as tools for improving health and well‐being. In…”
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Germline genome editing versus preimplantation genetic diagnosis: Is there a case in favour of germline interventions? by Ranisch, Robert

“…CRISPR is widely considered to be a disruptive technology. However, when it comes to the most controversial topic, germline genome editing (GGE), there is no…”
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Solidarity and care as relational practices by Jennings, Bruce

“…Many working in bioethics today are engaging in forms of normative interpretation concerning the meaningful contexts of relational agency and institutional…”
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Saving the most lives—A comparison of European triage guidelines in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic by Ehni, Hans‐Jörg, Wiesing, Urban, Ranisch, Robert

“…In March 2020, the rapid increase in severe COVID‐19 cases overwhelmed the healthcare systems in several European countries. The capacities for artificial…”
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The ethics of ethics conferences: Is Qatar a desirable location for a bioethics conference? by Graaf, Rieke, Jongsma, Karin, Vathorst, Suzanne, Vries, Martine, Bolt, Ineke

“…The next World Congress of Bioethics will be held in Doha, Qatar. Although this location provides opportunities to interact with a more culturally diverse…”
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