This panel discussion examined how developments in evolutionary biology and the mind sciences should inform law, philosophy, and economics, and focused on subjects such as punishment, responsibility, racism, addiction, and cooperation. Panelists
In previous years, the regulation of stem cell research has been a politically controversial topic. However the change from the Bush to the Obama administration presented potentially substantial changes in the regulatory environment for stem cell research, with far reaching implications for the important though controversial technology. Petrie-Flom convened a group of leading scholars and…
Presentation The Problem of Non-identity in Valuing Newborn Human Life Sadath Sayeed
The Petrie-Flom Center partnered with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability to screen selected portions of the PBS documentary film Through Deaf Eyes which explores the nearly 200 year history and culture of deaf communities in America. The film presented the shared experiences of American history – family life, education, work, and community connections…
Presentation Impact of Ethics and Economics on End-of-Life Decisions in an Indian Neonatal Unit Sadath Sayeed
Presentation Medical Bankruptcy in the United States Elizabeth Warren
Presentation A Comparison of European and Canadian Approaches to Choice and Regulation of the Public/Private Divide in Health Care Colleen Flood
Presentation Human/Non-Human Chimeras: Assessing the Issues Hank Greely
This panel examined current legislative debates concerning the development of regulatory approval processes for follow-on biologics, or large molecule drugs that are created by biological processes, as opposed to medicines created by chemical formulas. The panelists were Peter Hutt, Senior Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, and…
Presentation The Thompsonian Movement and the Structures of American Health Law Theodore Ruger
