Month: April 2021

The New Conservatives in Bioethics: Who are they and what do they seek? The divisive political structure that the United States has leaned into for so long that has separated groups of people has made its way into new realms of study including bioethics. Many of these issues in bioethics focus on extremely controversial topics… Continue reading Bioethics: A Divisive Public Debate

By Sierra Talavera- Brown In the film Made In India, it is Lisa’s ultimate dream to become a mother, she “needs it to become whole.” American couple Lisa and Brian Switzer have been attempting to become pregnant for 7 years through assistive reproductive technologies such as fertility drugs and IVF. Lisa has polycystic ovarian syndrome;… Continue reading Interpretations and Perspectives in Surrogate Motherhood

Ethnography, Moral Experience and Unplanned Pregnancy At times, ethical conjectures about reproductive practices contradict people’s lived experiences in the real world. Through ethnographic work conducted at Naomi’s House, a homeless shelter in the southeastern United States, Seeman et al. came across an unexpected finding: despite living in conditions of poverty that are exacerbated by the… Continue reading Unplanned Pregnancy!