bioethics
a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
Origin of bioethics
1Other words from bioethics
- bi·o·eth·i·cal, adjective
- bi·o·eth·i·cist [bahy-oh-eth-uh-sist], /ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ə sɪst/, noun
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How to use bioethics in a sentence
Ruth Faden, the founder of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of bioethics, helped lead the group that issued the guidance after Zika.
“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen. | by Duaa Eldeib | August 4, 2022 | ProPublicaThe team of researchers from Yale underscored the importance of future research, as well as input from bioethics experts.
The pigs had been dead for an hour. Scientists made their hearts beat again. | Amy Cheng | August 4, 2022 | Washington PostThe prospect of a future surge in xenotransplants is reigniting a bioethics firestorm.
After First Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant, Scientists Aim to Make It Routine | Shelly Fan | January 25, 2022 | Singularity HubElizabeth Lanphier, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and bioethics, University of Cincinnati This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
With Abortion Heading Back To The Supreme Court, Is It Time To Retire The ‘My Body, My Choice’ Slogan? | LGBTQ-Editor | August 4, 2021 | No Straight News“It’s not really a prohibition on asking, it’s a prohibition against sharing,” said Kayte Spector-Bagdady, an associate director at the Center for bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan.
Explaining HIPAA: No, it doesn’t ban questions about your vaccination status | Allyson Chiu | May 22, 2021 | Washington Post
Too often in bioethics debates, we forget the people who are actually going to be affected by a new procedure.
Why We Shouldn’t Freak Out Over Three-Person IVF | Emily Shire | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Yes,” Dr. Iain Brassington, a bioethics lecturer at the University of Manchester, told me.
British Dictionary definitions for bioethics
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination
Derived forms of bioethics
- bioethical, adjective
- bioethicist (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪsɪst), noun
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Scientific definitions for bioethics
[ bī′ō-ĕth′ĭks ]
The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice.
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Cultural definitions for bioethics
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