Doctors assist torture (NYT 11/16)
Brief history of organ transplant ethics (AMA Journal of Ethics, 2012)
Stanford Encycl. of Phil on organ donation
Charo, "The celestial fire of conscience' N Engl J of Med, 2005
[About medical professionals refusals on grounds of conscience]
Brock, "Conscientious refutably physicians..." Their. Med. Bioethics
[Historical background to debates over mandating (e.g. vaccines, seat belts) v individual liberty]
Elizabeth Weil a wrongful birth
[NYT review article about a family who sued doctors for negligence because they missed warning signs of severe birth defects. Good at bringing out the difficult nature of the choice of whether to abort; and prepares the ground for a discussion of genetic engineering.]
Philippa Foot, "Euthanasia," Philosophy & Public Affairs, 1977 [JStor]
Philippa Foot, "Killing and letting die [ˆAnalysis, 1981 JStor]
Michael Gill, "A Moral Defense of Oregon's Physician-Assisted Suicide Law
David Bellman, Against the right to die
Paul Menzel and Bonnie Steinbock, "Advance directives, dementia, and physician-assisted death"
Alex Knapp, "Is ethical human genetic enhancement possible?" Forbes, 9-15-11
Documentary on pharmaceuticals (74 min)
Big pharma, big drugs (47 min doc)
"America the beautiful" (1. 40 min doc on obsession with beauty)