Bioethics
End-of-life decisions often bring up big, complex questions—and that’s where bioethics come in. This section explores the moral and ethical issues surrounding topics like aid in dying, medical costs, organ transplantation, stem cell research, and more. With clear explanations of key principles and real-world considerations, these articles can help you better understand the tough choices people face and the values that guide them during life’s final chapter.

What Is Bioethics?
How Has Stem Cell Research Benefited Humanity?

Mortality Risk Assessment
What Is Stem Cell Research and Why Is It Ethically Controversial?
How to identify “Aggressive Care”
What Are the Ethical Issues Around MAID for Those Who Are Mentally Ill?

What Is VSED and Why Is It Controversial?
What Is the Difference Between MAID and Euthanasia?

A Murder-Suicide Fueled by Love
What Are the Ethical Arguments Surrounding Medical Aid in Dying?

When a Loved One Chooses to Stop Treatment
Are There Ethical Ways to Make More Organs Available for Transplant?

“Holding Silvan, A Brief Life”
What Are the Ethics Involved in Donation After Circulatory-Determined Death?

“Suppose” by E.E. Cummings
What Are the Ethical Issues Involved in Organ Transplantation?

What Is Age-Based Healthcare Rationing?
How Does Cost Impact Care at the End of Life?
What Are the Ethical Issues Around Placebo-Controlled Trials for Terminally Ill Patients?

End-of-Life Healthcare and Medicine Books
What Are Three Common Ethical Issues That Arise at the End of Life?
Growing number of seniors considering “rational suicide”
What Is “Futile Care” and Why Is Futility an Important Consideration at the End of Life?

“Should I Help My Patients Die?”
Do Advance Directives Promote More Ethical End-of-Life Care?

What Is Ethical End-of-Life Care?

What Is a Bioethicist?
“Extreme Measures” by Jessica Nutik-Zitter, M.D.

When you can’t afford the care you need

What Is an Ethics Committee?
What Is an Ethics Consult and How Can I Request One?

What Is Informed Consent?
What Is the Ethical Principle of Justice in Medical and Health Care?

“How to Die in Oregon”
What Is the Ethical Principle of Non-Maleficence
In her book “God’s Hotel” Victoria Sweet explores the philosphy of “slow medicine” and personal autonomy
What Is the Meaning of Beneficence in Medical Ethics?

