Articles written by J. Rosser Matthews

NIH has terminated clinical trials after circumcision was seen to protect against spread of AIDS. This outcome is related to the ethics of research on human subjects.

Dec 13, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews

Some members of the deaf and dwarf communities want to pass on these characteristics to their offspring. This development is compared to other forms of community identity

Dec 6, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews

Recent studies have documented evidence of injuries and deaths in hospitals due to medical errors. This article situates these developments in wider historical contexts.

Dec 1, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews

This article surveys two of the most widely discussed models for dealing with issues of distributive justice in health care: market based approaches or social justice.

Nov 17, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews

Many opponents of abortion and stem cell research believe that both procedures involve taking life. Yet, the two procedures have differing ethical rationales.

Nov 10, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews

Clinical trials are experiments on human subjects--which means that ethical issues are always present. This article surveys historically prominent ethical debates.

Nov 5, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews