With the advance of medical technologies and the increasing power over life and death that they afford, discussions of “human dignity” have begun to take a more central role in bioethics. How should we view this dignity discourse? Is “human dignity” a useful concept that leads to determinate answers on issues like stem cell research…
Presentation The Welfare Effects of Medical Malpractice Darius Lakdawalla
Presentation Managing Incidental Findings in Human Subjects Research: Analysis and Recommendations Susan Wolf
This conference examined sources and effects of and possible solutions to the fragmented state of the American healthcare system. The event convened more than twenty of the nation’s leading scholars who presented new research on the problems and solutions to our disorganized and overburdened system. The conference proceedings were published in 2010 by Oxford University…
Presentation What is and is not working with Enhancement? Frances Kamm
Presentation Empirical Health Law Scholarship: The State of the Field Kathryn Zeiler, co-authored with Michelle M. Mello
Presentation Enhancement and the Ethics of Development Allen Buchanan
Presentation The Lifetime Costs and Benefits of Medical Technology David Cutler
In its first major conference, the Center gathered leading figures in law, bioethics, science, and philosophy to explore the legal and ethical implications of new biotechnology. The event assembled more than fifty academics, among whom were many of the world’s leading scientists and legal and ethical scholars. Participants included Ronald Dworkin, Einer Elhauge, Frances Kamm,…
Regulation with Placebo Effects Anup Malani
