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Volume 7 - Transplantation

| Giving the Gift of Life: Controversial ethics surrounding organ transplantation |
Kathleen M. Vogel, Ph.D. -- Cornell University

| When In Vitro Fertilization Becomes an Inevitable Ethical Concern |
Jenn Ladd -- Stanford University

| Tuberculosis In The Caribbean: Why Is Haiti So Disproportionately Affected? |
Anikia Tucker -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology

| Mandatory Prenatal HIV Testing: Boon, not Bane, for Babies and Birth Mothers |
Marisa Adelson -- Duke University

| Lifting the Ban on Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Moral Necessity |
Gelareh Homayounfar -- Duke University

| An Ethical Approach for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome |
Nicole Newman -- Dartmouth College

| Healthcare Access Implications and Psychosocial Effects of Sickle Disease |
Kitty Chen -- Cornell University

| Guarding Our Genes and Protecting Our Rights |
David Marshak -- Cornell University

| The Failure of Global Healthcare in the Midst of Fear: Polio Pandemic in an Isolated World |
Umair Iqbal -- University of Alaska Anchorage

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Volume 6 - Michelangelo

| Treating the Persistent Vegitative State: A Case for Withdrawl of Government Resources |
Ravi Shah -- Princeton University

| A Biotechnological Balancing Act: The Legal, Economic, and Ethical Concerns in Patenting Genes |
Helena Drake -- Cornell University

| Terminally Ill Physician-Assisted Suicide: Putting the Inevitable in Your Hands |
Alon Neidich -- University of Chicago

| The Promise and Peril of 21st Century Neuroscience |
Daniel Wasser -- Cornell University

| Pre-symptomatic Screening in the Absence of Reproductive Considerations and Treatment Options |
Priscilla Sepe -- Cornell University

| Ethical Considerations of Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis |
Amanda Kilsby -- M.I.T.

| "No, You Can't Buy My Baby!" |
Erica Bowman -- Cornell University

| Are Your Genes Up To The Test? |
Stefan Vitorovic -- Stanford University

| Ruminations on Medications |
Mike Siuta -- Cornell University

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Vol. 5, Issue 1 -- Raft of the Medusa

| The Evolution of the Biomedical Lab Rat: The History of Human Subject Research |
L. Ediriwickrema - University of Pennsylvania

| International Bioethics: AIDS Prevention in Developing Countries |
M. Iammatteo - Cornell University

| Nutrition in the Developing World: How Do You Orient Your Moral Compass? |
J. Furst - Cornell University

| "Do No Harm": Why the Goals of Medicine Should Be Reorientated |
L. Kleinman - Washington University in St. Louis

| A Healthcare Revolution: Arguments for Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
A. Baxter - Cornell University

| Blessing or Curse: The Case of DNA Fingerprinting |
Y. Chertova - Cornell University

| Electronic Health Records: Patients' Rights to their Health Information |
J. Cohen - Cornell University

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Vol. 4, Issue 2 -- Japanese Bridge

| The New Breed of "Bioethics": What Does It Mean and How to Get Involved! |
K. Saito - University of Pennsylvania

| Increasing Patient Autonomy: Audit Trails for Electronic Health Administration |
J. T. Cohen - Cornell University

| Parental Autonomy in the US: Legal and Ethics Implications for ARTs |
E. W. Sloan - Dartmouth College

| Genetically Modified Organisms: Golden Rice and the Implications of Biotechnology |
R. Esteve - University of Pennsylvania

| Prescription of Medications for ADHD: An Unethical Practice |
Z. Schwartz - Brown University

| Gestational Surrogacy: A Cost and Benefit Examination |
K. Hoffman - Cornell University

| Surplus Embryos for Research: The Ethical Alternatives |
E. Licht - Cornell University

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Vol. 4, Issue 1 -- Placebe Neurosurgery

| Farm Bill Follies: The Economic Unfairness of Agricultural Subsidies |
A.. Synder - University of Rochester

| Therapeutic Cloning in South Korea: Did They Open a Pandora's Box? |
A. Rameau - Cornell University

| Jewish Ethics on Reproduction: Abortion and Prenatal Testing |
E. Kagel - Connecticut College

| Prenatal Testing & Language Barriers: An Ethical Analysis of Amniocentesis Informed Consent |
S. Nickel - University of Virginia

| GMO's vs. Stem Cell Research: The Role of Public Opinion |
N. Mukhopadhyay - Cornell University

| "I've Been Doubly Shammed": Placebo Neurosurgery in Parkinson's Research |
L. Rosenberg - University of Virginia

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Vol. 3, Issue 2 -- Euthanasia

| The Economic Efficiency Behind Genetic "Discrimination" |
N. Urbiztondo - Cornell University

| Roe vs. Casey |
J. Semensohn - Wesleyan University

| Miracle Grow for Children |
G. Shanmugan - Cornell University

| I'll Wear White |
M.F. Streib - Cornell University

| Modern Eugenics |
J. Furst - Cornell University

| Paging Dr. Death |
E. Licht - Cornell University

| Altering the Future |
M. Waite - Cornell University

| The Down Syndrome Abortion Dilemma |
Z. Patrawala - Cornell University

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Vol. 3, Issue 1 - Bioterrorism

| Bush's "Moral Clarity" |
U.E. Reinhardt, Professor - Princeton University

| Gene Therapy: The Future of Medicine? |
M. Waite - Cornell University

| Morality of Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A False Dilemma |
E. Raytenberg - Cornell University

| Organs for Sale?: Reducing Human Life to Market Transactions |
J. Furst - Cornell University

| Wrongful Life, Rightful Compensation: An Interview |
U. Ulge - Cornell University

| The Balance of Security and Openness in the Age of Bioterrorism |
V. Lacey - Cornell University

| Ecoterrorism & Special Interest Groups |
H. Campbell - Cornell Universiry

| War and the Media |
M. Macyszyn - Stetson University

| A Case For Randomized Clinical Trials |
S. Kurpiel - Cornell University

| Should Christian Scientists Be Allowed to Choose Medical Non-treatment Options for their Children? |
E. Bannerman - Dartmouth College

| Supporting Parental Autonomy in Choosing Cochlear Implants |
C. Gieringer - Dartmouth College

| Science and Ethics: A Marriage of Necessity and Choice for This Millennium |
R. Hoffman, Nobel Laureate and Professor - Cornell University

| Conscription of Cadaveric Organs for Transplantation: Let's At Least Talk About It |
A. Spital, Professor - U. Rochester School of Medicine
C. A. Erin, Professor - Centre for Social Ethics & Policy, U. Manchester, UK

| Medicine's Dandelion: The Real Debate Over Medicinal Marijuana |
S. Gaur - Dartmouth College

| Obligation to Provide Healthcare |
A. Betof - Cornell University

| Medical Decision-Making |
E. Warshauer-Baker - Dartmouth College

| North Korea Nearly Takes Center Stage From Iraq |
A. Zureick - Princeton University