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It's still not clear where the group stands on embryonic stem cell research, another subject that has made Komen a target of anti-abortion groups. #bioethics

Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified.

Are Catholic bishops out of touch with American catholics or is it the other way around? Debate over mandated contraception coverage raises the issue. #bioethics

If women wind up pregnant from faulty pill packets, product liability lawsuits or "wrongful pregnancy" cases — reminiscent of medical malpractice — could be filed. #bioethics

Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have the potential to spur better integration of genetic testing into patient care, say Aaron Goldenberg and Rich Sharp in JAMA.

The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. #bioethics

Two months ago, a small number of doctors in Florida received an unsigned letter from CVS/pharmacy informing them that the company's pharmacists would no longer fill prescriptions they write for painkillers and other powerful, addictive drugs. #bioethics

Nearly half of children born with the condition die within the first three months, and 90 percent within the first year. In fact, Santorum has said in media interviews that he was told not to expect Bella to live beyond her first birthday. #bioethics

When a Georgia health care organization recently launched a series of childhood anti-obesity ads, they had no idea they'd be accused of attacking rather than advocating for kids. #bioethics

Without a new kidney, Jesus Navarro will die. The Oakland man has a willing donor and private insurance to pay for the transplant. But he faces what may be an insurmountable hurdle in the race to save his life: He is an illegal immigrant. #bioethics

A team of ethicists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute developed the tool because of a disagreement with the current practice of keeping findings anonymous and not revealing information that could impact people's health later. #bioethics

Alarms have been sounding for more than a decade, ever since the Institute of Medicine — the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences — estimated that as many as 100,000 people a year were dying in US hospitals due to preventable errors. #bioethics

Guest columnist and physician discusses the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on medical practices. #bioethics

Yet people can, and often do, behave in very different ways. Why are some people prepared to risk their lives to help a stranger when others won’t even stop to dial an emergency number? #bioethics

Gingrich promises to ban embryo research and to regulate IVF clinics if he is elected president. #bioethics

Howard Brody argues that celebrity endorsements of pharmaceuticals do little to advance the public's health. #bioethics

Hospitals choose from a list of lawyers who will accept patient cases for reduced fees. Do they have a conflict of interest? #bioethics

Lengthy, complicated documents leave many clinical-trial participants in the dark about the risks they face. #bioethics

Is it morally wrong to kill people? Not really, argue two eminent American bioethicists in an early online article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, of Duke University, and Franklin G. Miller, of the National Institutes of Health believe that “killing by itself is not morally wrong, although it is still morally wrong to cause total disability”. #bioethics

How truthful do public health campaign ads need to be? Is it wrong to misrepresent an individual's story to get a do-good message across? #bioethics