📰 New in Hastings Center Report: Trudo Lemmens examines how Canada’s MAiD regime is evolving, w/ assisted death increasingly framed as a therapeutic option for non-medical suffering. Raises key questions on consent, safeguards, & practitioner training. 📖 https://bit.ly/46Og00B

🧠 NEW Hastings Special Report is out now! Living with Dementia: Learning from Cultural Narratives of Aging Societies Explore how diverse cultures understand and respond to dementia in aging populations — and what we can learn from them. 📖: https://bit.ly/46JUFW2

👉What can our voices reveal about our health? Dr. Yaël Bensoussan of USF joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta on @CNN Chasing Life Podcast to discuss how AI voice analysis is being used to detect diseases like Parkinson’s and cancer. 🎧 Don’t miss it, watch now https://bit.ly/3KasdE7

📅 Save the Date! Join us for our joint conference in Paris for: “Existential Threats and Other Disasters” 🗓️ June 11–12, 2026 | 📍 Reid Hall Explore bioethical responses to global crises! 🔗 Register: https://www.csb.eu.com/conference/ #Bioethics #ExistentialRisks #Paris2026

🎉 Congrats to our talented team members — Art Director Nora Porter & Communications Director @susangilb.bsky.social — for winning the 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 for our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭! 🏆✨ 📘🔗 View report here: bit.ly/4ohpOqB

🎉 Meet the 2025–26 Sadler Scholars & CERA Fellows! 🌟 The Hastings Center welcomes a new cohort of emerging leaders in bioethics 🧠✨ Selected through a competitive process, these scholars will receive mentorship, workshops, and community support. 🔗: https://bit.ly/465QwLV

🎉 Congrats to Hastings Board Member Louise P. King, MD, JD — recipient of the Harvard Medical Student Bioethics Teaching Award! 🏆👏 A leader in ethics & co-director of Harvard’s core med ethics course 🩺📚 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pAp1C2

💉Vaccination isn’t just personal — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. If FL removes vaccine mandates, it’s turning its back on: 📚 Scientific evidence 📜 Historical precedent ⚖️ Established law 🧭 Basic ethics 🔗: https://bit.ly/3K0PuID

🌟We’re proud to share we have received a top rating from Charity Navigator — the nation’s largest and most trusted evaluator of nonprofits. 🧭💙 You can give with confidence, knowing your support is used ethically, effectively, and for real impact. 💪🏽 https://bit.ly/4mS0MNM

What does it mean when global leaders casually discuss 🧬 living to 150 or 🧠⚔️ neuroweaponry? NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay, explores how bioethics—and the rules-based order it grew out of—is being tested by today's shifting geopolitics. 👉 https://bit.ly/4pdPdC2

📅 Join us in DC Sept 11–13 for a powerful 3-day symposium on justice, healing & public health. We will explore the enduring legacy of #HurricaneKatrina through the lenses of justice, healing, & collective memory. 🔗https://bit.ly/3QKatrina25

🧬 How do genetic diagnoses reshape what we believe about choice, blame & responsibility? A new Hastings Bioethics Forum essay explores this through one young woman’s journey with a rare condition. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4p5tqfL #Bioethics #Genetics #ChronicIllness #HastingsCenter

As AI grows more autonomous, do intelligent machines deserve moral consideration? 🤔 Bioethicist, President and CEO of @hastingscenter.bsky.social Vardit Ravitsky unpacks the ethical dilemmas around artificial intelligence. Watch the video below: #AI #Science #Humanity #Ethics

🌟 Meet Erik Parens, our Senior Research Scholar! His new book, The Art of Flourishing 💬♿🌱, shares powerful stories from people with disabilities on what it means to thrive — and demand equal respect. 🙌❤️ 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oZWWUk #Bioethics #DisabilityJustice

🧠 Understanding autism goes beyond outdated myths and harmful assumptions. NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay by @robertklitzman.bsky.social explores the real science behind autism’s causes — and the ethical steps society should take next. 🔍 Read, https://bit.ly/45zcqae #Autism #Bioethics

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

🌟August is National Make-A-Will Month🌟, the perfect moment to make estate plans to benefit the people and places you care about most. Including us in your plans will unlock an immediate MATCHING CONTRIBUTION to the HC annual fund!💸🔑🎉 Learn more, https://bit.ly/4mo7BGF

🎙️ Episode 4 of Bioethics Chats is OUT NOW! @varditravitsky.bsky.social chats with Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss Professor at UPenn, on the “trifecta of violations of reproductive justice” & what bioethicists & healthcare providers must do to address them. 👩🏾‍⚖️📚 https://bit.ly/45sYBdn

📣 Hastings President @varditravitsky.bsky.social research is featured in @nytimes.com! 📰✨ Ravitsky and fellow researcher made a bold case: sperm screening should be part of routine primary care. And young men should consider freezing their sperm. https://nyti.ms/41isESt

Most troubling part about removing uncomfortable truths from history is the whitewashing that follows. If you disagree, the answer isn’t to erase them,it’s to challenge them w/ thoughtful counterarguments.🤔 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay by Barron Lerner https://bit.ly/47EEFFN

🎙️ New Episode Alert! The latest episode of The Big Question from the Museum of Science is out now! 🧠✨ This episode dives into the challenges of our aging society 👵👴, featuring: @varditravitsky.bsky.social – CEO, HC Nancy Berlinger – Senior Scholar, HC 🔗 https://bit.ly/45VvDD1

🎉 Meet the newest members of our amazing team! 👋 We're excited to welcome these talented individuals to The Hastings Center for Bioethics. Learn more about them here 👉 https://bit.ly/47rruYI #HastingsCenter #Bioethics #NewStaff #TeamUpdate #WelcomeAboard

👤 A man in his 60s with advanced cancer and schizophrenia, said he wanted treatment — but refused care. With no surrogate/questions about his decision-making capacity, the ethics team was called in... www.thehastingscenter.org/he-said-i-wa...

✨ 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 ✨ There’s been a lot of buzz around President Trump’s executive order promoting "𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝" 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 as the benchmark for federal research funding 🧪📜 Explore the ethical implications by Arthur Caplan 🔗 bit.ly/3U97VNa

🌍 Applications are open until TOMORROW for the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Bioethics Mentorship Program! 🧠✨ 1yr remote mentorship opportunity for early-career bioethics researchers from low-and middle-income countries. 🔗: bit.ly/4eqtCRS

🚫 Turned Away for Being Unmarried? Imagine: you're newly pregnant, seeking prenatal care, & during your appt, you're asked if you're married. You say no, then are told to find another provider. 💔 🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ

🌍 Applications are still OPEN for the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program! 🧠✨ 1yr remote mentorship opportunity for early-career bioethics researchers from low-and middle-income countries. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4eqtCRS

🌍 Applications are still OPEN for the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program! 🧠✨ 1yr remote mentorship opportunity for early-career bioethics researchers from low-and middle-income countries. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4eqtCRS

🎥 NEW Reel! Our scholars Nancy Berlinger and Carolyn Neuhaus are in conversation about their latest thought-provoking articles. 🧠✨ 📄 Carolyn's article: bit.ly/4lNVi6e 🏥 Nancy's article: Abstract: bit.ly/4f3YmZg Blog: bit.ly/3I5eeOU

🤖🍼 Artificial wombs are no longer science fiction! But as we move closer to partial ectogenesis new ethical questions arise. Should a fetus in an AW be considered a patient?👶 HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social & co-authors of this new article argue yes! 📖 bit.ly/3GNPmeh

🔊Calling all gerontology researchers! Webinar 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 exploring 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 & the rise of humanistic AI models—including chatbots designed to support older adults. 🗣️💬 bit.ly/4lE3plB

📢 It’s here! The July/August issue of Ethics & Human Research is out now! 📖🧠 This thought-provoking edition dives into the ethics of sharing aggregate results, informed consent, and the use of health data in research. 💡🔍💾 👉 bit.ly/40qOAKV

🩺 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧?🤔 A new HC Report article examines the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission—led by HHS Secretary RFK Jr.—& finds it ideologically driven & lacking in science. 📉 📖: bit.ly/458wpfv

NEW in Issues in Science and Technology: HC Research Director dives into the mirror life debate—molecules that are mirror images of their natural counterparts. 🔄🧫 They warn: 🛑 no mirror bacteria—but 🚫 an overly broad ban could block key science. 🔗 bit.ly/457ooaH

In a new piece in the @hastingscenter.bsky.social Report, @gostin.bsky.social, @alexandrafinch.bsky.social, and Peter Lurie dig deeper into the MAHA agenda and identify evidence-based policies that would be effective in combating chronic diseases. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The cancellation of the 7/10 meeting by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is deeply troubling. ⚠️ Why does this matter?🤔Because your access to preventive care such as cancer screenings depends on it. NEW Hastings Bioethics Forum essay bit.ly/4eVB5sy

🌍 Applications are OPEN for the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program! 🧠✨ 1yr remote mentorship opportunity for early-career bioethics researchers from low-and middle-income countries. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4eqtCRS

🔬 Meet Karen Maschke, Senior Research Scholar at HC! 🧠 She studies xenotransplantation—using gene-edited 🐖 pig kidneys to address the organ shortage. 💉 🚨 The FDA just approved the first clinical trial! 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/44n2AHR #Bioethics #Xenotransplantation

HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social featured in #IVF article by The Hub! 🧬 “Genetic screening is a powerfully persuasive moral tool,” Ravitsky says. “When one can screen for real/perceived ailments, the moral assumption quickly becomes that one ought to.” 👶🧪 bit.ly/46AMU5d

🧬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐍𝐀: 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. The routine collection of DNA from #migrantchildren for #immigration enforcement raises serious legal & ethical red flags 🚨. READ: bit.ly/3TrqJqw

📣 It’s here! The May/June Hastings Center Special Report is out now! 📰✨ This timely and thought-provoking issue takes a deep dive into regulating digital mental health tools 🧠📱— from apps to AI, and beyond. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/3Ih3fSt

🧬 NEW HC Bioethics Forum Essay! A breakthrough treatment using pancreatic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells has brought hope to people with type 1 diabetes — a milestone that demands reflection on the politics of science in the U.S. ⚖️💡 📖: bit.ly/4lFlGik

🎙️ Hastings Center Research Associate Danielle Pacia and former Hastings PMRA Sana Baban are featured on a new episode of the Bioethics in the Margins Podcast! 🌟 They discuss their national survey exploring the role of social justice in bioethics. 💬⚖️ 🎧→ bit.ly/3Ghge6b

🌍 Applications are NOW OPEN for the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program! 🧠✨ 1yr remote mentorship opportunity for early-career bioethics researchers from low-and middle-income countries. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4eqtCRS #Bioethics

👵🏽🏥 Family caregivers are the unsung heroes when an aging loved one transitions from hospital to home. Yet in aging societies around the world, these caregivers often receive little support. 💔👩‍🦳 NEW article, “Ethics at the Hinge” 🔗 bit.ly/3I5eeOU #AgingSociety

🌟 Meet Gregory Kaebnick, Research Director at The Hastings Center for Bioethics! 🔬 His work explores the fascinating — and ethically complex — topic of deliberate extinction: Should we eliminate harmful species like disease-carrying mosquitoes? 💭➡️ tinyurl.com/4fw7mbnz

🧬 Whole Genome Newborn Sequencing Should Not Be a Free-for-All. While technology holds promise, whole genome sequencing in newborns often raises more questions than answers.😟👶 📢 NEW Hastings Bioethics Forum essay, bit.ly/4l142FN #GenomeSequencing #GeneticTesting

🆕 Hastings on the Hill Update-Medical AI: A Space for Bioethicists and Policymakers to Collaborate🧠🤝🤖 Executive Order 14179, Pres. Trump has prioritized U.S. leadership in AI — favoring rapid innovation & deregulation over ethical safeguards. ⚖️🚀 📖:https://bit.ly/44cgkDY

📢 Bioethics Must Push Back Against Assaults on DEI 🆕 New editorial in AJOB, HC President @varditravitsky.bsky.social & co-authors tackle a pressing question: How should bioethicists respond to the dismantling of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion? 🔗 bit.ly/4efLf6Z

📚 NEW BOOK! HC senior scholar Erik Parens present “The Art of Flourishing Conversations on Disability" 🌱 This book rethinks what it means to flourish, reminding us that with the right social support, people can thrive in all kinds of bodies. ♿💪 🔗 bit.ly/44c2uBA