Posted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Jan 8, 2014
As we prepare to release our new film Breeders: A Subclass of Women? on Monday, January 13, we are receiving endorsements for the film. Two more: Jennifer Lahl’s eye-opening interviews with surrogates, doctors,...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Jan 2, 2014
As we prepare to release our new film Breeders: A Subclass of Women?, we are receiving endorsements. Here are the first two: Breeders dares to go where few documentaries have dared yet to take us and where the assisted...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Apr 10, 2013
Those who read (or who are familiar with) the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks will probably be interested in this article by the book’s author, Rebecca Skloot. In particular, Skloot addresses new ethical issues...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Apr 2, 2013
President Obama this morning announced funding for a project to map the human brain. The Atlantic Wire explores the ethical implications of this research, and links to other articles (including academic resources) that discuss...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Eppinette, Director of Programs | Jan 31, 2013
Slate has an interesting article on the somewhat under reported phenomenon of NFL teams selling “healthcare marketing rights.” From “Walk It Off, Champ: Why NFL Team Doctors are Ethically Compromised”:...
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