Here are some student research papers written by Bioethics Club members at The Rivers School. The students selected and researched a topic in contemporary bioethics that appealed to their interests and presented their research to the school and representatives of the greater Boston community. We hope you find their work as thought-provoking as we all did!
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Aliza Bloostein: Patient Non-Compliance
Grace Brosnan: Vaccine Mandates
Caroline Butter: Ethical Considerations of “Designer Babies”
Elizabeth Butter: Research Ethics in a COVID Context
Lisa Byrne: Conscientious Objection
Amanda Gary: Brain Death
Natalie Hall: Implicit Bias in Medicine
Ava Palazzolo: Medical “Futility” in Neonatal Care
Taylor Parsons: Federal Legislation Regarding Physician-Assisted Death
Michelle Ryder: Germline Editing
Julia Slayne: “Designer Babies”
Becca Stachel: Federal Legalisation of Medical Marijuana
Keira Thompson: Ethical Issues of DTC Genetic Testing
Lexi Tower: Ethical Considerations of Private and Public Cord Blood Storage