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DNA. Bioethics.
a resource of the Bioethics Institute of Loyola Marymount University

THE BIOETHICS HUB

AT THE BIOETHICS INSTITUTE

The Bioethics Hub is a resource for healthcare providers, bioethicists, scholars, and students in Southern California and beyond. There are academic articles, interviews with bioethicists, links to ethics-related news items, and local bioethics events.

This site is managed by the Bioethics Institute at Loyola Marymount University.

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Rethinking Social Solidarity in a Global Context: Bioethics and Human Rights

March 21, 2023 (LMU)

Please join us for the Spring Bioethics Lecture, Tuesday March 21st at 7:00 pm in the Ahmanson Auditorium (UNH 1000). International Scholar Hank ten Have will discuss the evolving nature of bioethics in the face of health challenges that are not constrained by political borders. 

To access the flyer, click here.

Professor Roberto Dell'Oro appointed as Ordinary Member of Pontifical Academy for Life, Meets Pope Francis 

February 2, 2023 (LMU)

In February, Dr. Dell'Oro had the honor of meeting with the Pope following his appointment as an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. 

To read more, click here.

BCLA Graduate Symposium. Taboo Dinner Topics: Religion, Politics, and Sex

March 15, 2023 (LMU)

On March 15, students, faculty, and staff gathered in the East Atrium of University Hall to listen to graduate students from each department of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. The event, which also took place virtually later that evening, centered on taboo dinner topics, including religion, politics, and sex.

To read more, click here.

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SPOTLIGHT

This section features interviews with and narratives of Southern California bioethicists as well as students and faculty of the LMU Bioethics Institute. 

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Spotlight
News

NATIONAL AND GLOBAL BIOETHICS NEWS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ISSUES 

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
OF VALENCIA

The Observatory  is a monthly collection of special reports and news based on the latest biomedical and biotechnological research findings from the top medical and scientific journals.

BIOETHICS IN ACADEMIC LITERATURE

The Johns Hopkins weekly roundup is a compilation of bioethical research in global academic literature.

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NC approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition

March 23, 2023

(AP News)

A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval on Thursday, capping a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government’s coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income adults.

North Carolina is one of several Republican-led states that have begun considering expanding Medicaid after years of steadfast opposition.

Read the article here

After ambitious single-payer healthcare plans sputter, a new California bill tries an incremental approach

March 21, 2023

(Los Angeles Times)

A new bill introduced in the California state Senate aims to lay the groundwork for a state universal healthcare system, proposing an incremental approach that departs from recent sweeping, and unsuccessful, efforts to reshape how Californians receive care.

Under the measure by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), California would begin the process of seeking a waiver from the federal government to allow Medicaid and Medicare funds to be used for a first-in-the-nation single-payer healthcare system.

Read the article here

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

March 20, 2023

(Los Angeles Times)

Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal healthcare funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.

Read the article here

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CALENDAR

Below you will find bioethics events and opportunities. 

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RESOURCES

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