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Sulmasy quoted on medical aid-in-dying, brain death, capital punishment
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Director Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD has been quoted in a number of media outlets over the last three months in stories addressing timely bioethical…
March 10, 2024
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Senior Scholar John Keown, DPhil, PhD, DCL in The Critic (UK) on the ethics of lockdowns
Senior Scholar John Keown, DPhil, PhD, DCL, has published an op-ed in The Critic (UK) on the ethics of lockdowns. David Paton and John Keown, ‘Were Lockdowns Ethical?&; …
February 7, 2024
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Reynolds quoted in Wall Street Journal story about ethical implications of advances in reproductive technologies
KIE’s Joel Michael Reynolds, assistant professor of philosophy and disability studies, was quoted in an October 28, 2023 Wall Street Journal essay titled “What If Men…
November 22, 2023
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KIE director quoted in Discover magazine article on “the thorny ethics” of Effective Altruism
KIE director Dan P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD is quoted in an August 4, 2023 online article in Discover Magazine on the “thorny ethics” of the philosophy of Effective, …
August 14, 2023
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KIE and PCCB “leadership in the complex field of medical ethics” profiled in Summer 2023 Georgetown Health Magazine
The Kennedy Institute of Ethics, along with the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, is profiled in the summer 2023 issue of Georgetown Health Magazine. KIE director Dan…
July 13, 2023
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GU Bioethics Team wins 2023 national championship in Bioethics Bowl
KIE and the GU Philosophy Department congratulate the Georgetown undergraduate Bioethics team on winning the championship at the 2023 National Bioethics Bowl on April 15th at…
April 3, 2023
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Remembering Prof. Dr. phil. Hans-Martin Sass (1935-2023)
Prof. Dr. Phil. Hans-Martin Sass*December 4, 1935 – †February 6, 2023 With sadness, we share news of the passing of Prof. Dr. phil. Hans-Martin Sass on February 6, 2023 at…
March 1, 2023
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KIE Senior Scholar Founds The Journal of Philosophy of Disability
The Kennedy Institute of Ethics celebrates the inaugural issue of The Journal of Philosophy of Disability (JPD), released Thursday, November 18th. Joel Michael Reynolds, KIE…
November 22, 2021
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Bioethics Research Library Awarded Institute of Museums and Library Services Grant
The Bioethics Research Library of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics was awarded an Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) grant. The BRL proposes to preserve and make…
November 4, 2021
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KIE Director Appointed to the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
At the June 2021 meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, KIE Director Dr. Daniel Sulmasy was appointed to the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial.…
July 1, 2021