✨ NEW Hastings Bioethics Forum essay by HC Fellows Larry Churchill and Nancy King explores why ethics is more than deciding whether to be good — it’s about learning how to be good through reflection, practice, and habit. 📖 Read: https://bit.ly/4tD0eOP

🧬 Join The University of Cincinnati (Center for Public Engagement with Science) for a virtual conversation discussing the new book “A Conversation on Bioethical Responsibilities in 21st Century Crises”. 👉 Register here, https://bit.ly/48CZZep

📣 We’re excited to share that HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at the Origène ReproTech Summit 2026 on April 14th! Vardit will explore the ethical questions shaping the future of #Fertility care, #ReproductiveTechnologies, and innovation.

Join us virtually on 4/23 for our Annual Daniel Callahan Program. We will have a lively debate...Should we edit human #embryos to prevent disease—or does it go too far? This timely subject tackles the science, ethics, and future of #GeneEditing ⚖️ 🔗: https://bit.ly/47LdOXR

📣 Michigan friends—don’t miss this! 👀 @umich.edu is hosting the Arts, Social Sciences, & Ethics in Medicine Symposium & Bishop Lecture in Bioethics, featuring special guest @VarditRavitsky, President of The Hastings Center for Bioethics. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4twGdJQ

Join us virtually on 4/23 for our Annual Daniel Callahan Program. We will have a lively debate...Should we edit human #embryos to prevent disease—or does it go too far? This timely subject tackles the science, ethics, and future of #GeneEditing ⚖️ 🔗: https://bit.ly/47LdOXR

🚨 Episode of The Pitt, two #ICE agents bring a patient into the ER after a raid at her workplace. The show gets a lot right — but it also exposes the same gaps we see in real hospital policies today. 🔗 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay, read https://bit.ly/3QieldO

🤖🏥 New in Bioethics Briefings: AI in Healthcare #AI is transforming medicine—writing clinical notes, assisting diagnoses, answering patient messages, & even offering mental health support. But how much of #healthcare should stay fundamentally human? 🔗 https://bit.ly/4v3WAPB

Join us virtually on 4/23 for our Annual Daniel Callahan Program. We will have a lively debate...Should we edit human #embryos to prevent disease—or does it go too far? This timely subject tackles the science, ethics, and future of #GeneEditing ⚖️ 🔗: https://bit.ly/47LdOXR

🧠 Who gets a say in defining mental health?   The DSM—psychiatry’s diagnostic manual—is being revised, but people with lived experience have long been left out. A new HC Report article argues they deserve a meaningful voice in the process.   📖: https://bit.ly/4szR31o

History teaches—even now amid challenges to science & academia, there’s still hope for U.S. leadership. But progress needs: 🔬 Freedom to innovate 🧠 Courage for truth 🤝 Strong scholarly networks 🌱 Humility & patience Read more, https://bit.ly/3NJDlK9

📣 NEW Bioethics Forum essay No matter power or privilege, ethics still matters. It grounds us in truth—and remains one of our strongest tools against injustice, harm, and inequity. We may disagree on morality, but we can’t ignore its importance. 📖: https://bit.ly/3PyyOe6

Join us virtually on 4/23 for our Annual Daniel Callahan Program. We will have a lively debate...Should we edit human #embryos to prevent disease—or does it go too far? This timely subject tackles the science, ethics, and future of #GeneEditing ⚖️ 🔗: https://bit.ly/47LdOXR

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️💚🎉🇮🇪 #happystpatricksday #stpatricksday #stpaddys

📣 Applications are still open for the 2026 Hastings Center Summer Bioethics Program! ✨ Highly competitive program 👥 Only 20 students will be selected 🗓 Application deadline: March 23 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cjw7qc

🧬 Genetic Therapies for Rare Diseases: Developing Ethical Regulatory Policies 🔗https://bit.ly/4sIQl1A #Bioethics #GeneTherapy #RareDiseases #GeneticMedicine #HealthPolicy

📣 PET Bionews recently reviewed the first webinar in our Frontiers in the Ethics of Human Reproduction series: “Testing Embryos: How far should we go?” 🧬 🔗 Read the full review: https://bit.ly/4df8IXl #ReproductiveEthics #EmbryoTesting #Genetics #ReproductiveTechnology

📰 JAMA interview with HC senior research scholar Nancy Berlinger on our special report “Living with Dementia” (2025) is featured in a new JAMA piece on the poem “Ambiguous Loss.” 🔗 https://bit.ly/47fwTBt #Dementia #Caregiving #BioethicsForAgingSocieties #HealthHumanities

🌟 There is still time to register for the 10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference – happening virtually this Thursday and Friday! 👉 Register now/view the full schedule: https://bit.ly/4axd1vl #ReproductiveEthics #Bioethics #HealthcareEthics #VirtualConference

🚨 Hastings Center Report essay, examines the case against Mary Carpenter, who faces criminal charges from #Louisiana and #Texas for mailing abortion pills to patients in states where abortion is illegal. 📖: https://bit.ly/4aRKvF6 #ReproductiveRights #HealthPolicy #abortion

Stay up to date with The Hastings Center for Bioethics by signing up for our weekly e-newsletter!👏📰 You will learn about our latest publications, research projects, special events and more. 🔗 https://bit.ly/40y4SR8 #HastingsCenter #Bioethics #Newsletter

🌟 Join us for the 10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference – happening virtually on March 12-13, 2026! 👉 Register now/view the full schedule: https://bit.ly/4axd1vl #ReproductiveEthics #Bioethics #HealthcareEthics #VirtualConference

Join Hastings President Vardit Ravitsky for a seminar at the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences on March 9. Her talk, “Prenatal Testing: From Autonomy to Eugenics.” 🧬 🔗 Register here: https://stanford.io/4ckqCaV #Bioethics #PrenatalTesting #ReproductiveEthics #Genetics

🌟 Join us for the 10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference – happening virtually on March 12-13, 2026! 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4axd1vl #ReproductiveEthics #Bioethics #HealthcareEthics #VirtualConference

📣📰✨It’s here! The Jan/Feb Hastings Center Report is out now. This timely, thought-provoking issue discusses AI in healthcare and explores aging, meaning and relationships later in life. 🔗: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1552146x/2026/56/1%20 #Bioethics #Aging #HealthEthics #AI

📍 Tomorrow in Orlando, FL…the annual #LakeNonaImpactForum kicks off—are you attending? If so, don’t miss a powerful session co-organized by Hastings Center President @varditravitsky.bsky.social#LakeNonaImpactForum✨ “Astonishing Frontiers in Reproductive Technology” 🔗 https://lakenonaimpactforum.org/

📣 Applications are still open for the 2026 Hastings Center Summer Bioethics Program! ✨ Highly competitive program 👥 Only 20 students will be selected 🗓 Application deadline: March 13 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cjw7qc

🌟 Join us for the 10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference – happening virtually on March 12-13, 2026! 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4axd1vl #ReproductiveEthics #Bioethics #HealthcareEthics #VirtualConference

📣 Hastings on the Hill—looking back W/ support from The Greenwall Foundation , we led a project to inform AI-in-health-care policy—bringing bioethics into the heart of governance. 🤖🏥 New Q&A summarizes goals, insights, and impact: https://bit.ly/4kMaiBT

🎙️ This week, @varditravitsky.bsky.social joined The Space In Between with host Leigh Morgan — a podcast for listeners tired of today’s hyperpolarized world and looking for meaningful ways to bridge divides. 🎧: https://bit.ly/4qMWbh5 #Bioethics #EthicsInPractice #PublicHealth

🆕 NEW from Hastings Center Bioethics Forum: A moving essay honoring Alex Pretti’s moral courage — and the true cost of caring. 🕊️💙 authors: @maqc.bsky.social, Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, RN, Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN 📖: https://bit.ly/4qFmKot #Bioethics #Minneapolis #ImmigrationEnforcement #AlexPretti

With Valentine’s Day tomorrow…we created nerdy #bioethics Valentine’s Day cards just for you! 🤓🧬💌💘 #valentine #happyvalentinesday #nerdyvalentine

🌟 Join us for the 10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference – happening virtually on March 12-13, 2026! 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4axd1vl #ReproductiveEthics #Bioethics #HealthcareEthics #VirtualConference

📣 Applications are NOW OPEN for the 2026 Hastings Center Summer Bioethics Program! ✨ Highly competitive program 👥 Only 20 students will be selected 🗓 Application deadline: March 13 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cjw7qc

Global power shifts don’t just change politics 🌍—they shape who sets the rules for ethical research. ⚖️ Jonathan D. Moreno explores what an “imperial hegemon” could mean for global research ethics, AI 🤖, and gene editing 🧬. Read! https://bit.ly/4a8HEHw

👏🎉 Episode 8 of Bioethics Chats! HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social sits down with James Giordano, PhD, DPhil who is internationally recognized for his research on the use of neurocognitive science & technology in military & intelligence operations. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3ZL5wuV

📄✨ NEW paper in the American Journal of Public Health co-authored by HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social “Navigating ‘Wicked’ Disagreement in Public Health.” 🔗: https://bit.ly/4r23Jxg #PublicHealth #Bioethics #HealthPolicy #EthicsInPublicHealth #TrustInScience

🎙️ New podcast episode alert! HC Research Scholar Insoo Hyun joins Dr. Jeremy Koenig on The DNA of Things podcast. Together, they explore how ethics, politics, AI, stem cells, and the future of human identity are colliding in real time. 🧬🤖 🎧 https://bit.ly/4trniRt

🌟 Join us for the 10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference – happening virtually on March 12-13, 2026! 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4axd1vl #ReproductiveEthics #Bioethics #HealthcareEthics #VirtualConference

NEW paper 📄 by HC Board Chair Joseph J. Fins examines the cross-border legacies of William Osler and Wilder Penfield—and why US-Canada collaboration in neuroscience and ethics matters more than ever. Read: https://bit.ly/4akn99M #WilliamOsler #WilderPenfield #AcademicFreedom

NEW paper 📄 by HC Board Chair Joseph J. Fins examines the cross-border legacies of William Osler and Wilder Penfield—and why US-Canada collaboration in neuroscience and ethics matters more than ever. Read: https://bit.ly/4akn99M #WilliamOsler #WilderPenfield #AcademicFreedom

🤖⚖️ How should human–AI dissonance be addressed ethically? 📢 HC Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger will participate in a conference on 2/9 presented by @columbiaethics.bsky.social to explore the clinical, legal, and ethical stakes. 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4rz6RAR

🎉 Nomination deadline has been extended to 2/13/26 for the 2026 Hastings Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards! These awards honor physicians who deliver exceptional end-of-life care. Awards: 🏆 $15K Early-Career (≤10 yrs) 🏆 $25K Senior Leadership (15+ yrs, underserved focus) 🔗 https://bit.ly/3VMP9ff

A dying cancer patient asks for CPR—but privately tells doctors she doesn’t really want it. Her family is pressuring her. 💔 Is it ever ethical to forgo or “slow” CPR? Where do compassion and transparency collide? 🆕🔗 https://bit.ly/3NMb5qc #Bioethics #EndOfLifeCare

❄️Ethical implications of snow days? With Winter Storm Fern behind us and a potential for another storm this weekend, our staff weighs in!🤓 @varditravitsky.bsky.social What’s your verdict?🥶 #winterstormfern #newyorksnow #snowday #bioethics #northeast #snowmuchfun

✨ Join us for an exciting conversation on AI and healthcare! HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social will deliver the keynote at Touro University Law Center’s symposium exploring the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. 🤖⚕️ 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/3LDOqf0

When a #pregnant person is declared #braindead, should fetal rights take precedence over those of the patient? ⚖️ New paper in AJOB co-authored by HC Research Scholar Virginia A. Brown and Faith Fletcher, HC Fellow. 📖 https://bit.ly/4r4MBXm #endoflifecare #healthlaw

📖 New Hastings Bioethics Forum essay: in a powerful reflection, author Vladyslava Kachkovska, M.D. shares how life and work in #Ukraine during the ongoing invasion have revealed the profound necessity of #bioethics 🔗: https://lnkd.in/g9YJj2Md #UkraineWar #EthicsInCrisis

🎧 Podcast Feature Hastings Senior Researcher Insoo Hyun is featured on @radiolab.bsky.social Podcasts, exploring the fascinating—and unsettling—world of brain organoids. 🧠 🎙️ https://radiolab.org/podcast/brain-balls #Bioethics #BrainOrganoids #Neuroscience #TrustedScience

📢 The BCC released its inaugural policy brief, Future-Proofing Trust in Health Science in Canada. The report outlines 3 key recommendations to strengthen health science ecosystem: -Reinforcing integrity -Requiring accountability -Assuming leadership 🔗 https://bit.ly/4pRsTNT