Publications by authors named "Art Caplan"
Article Synopsis
- The text discusses the lack of effective SARS-CoV-2 treatment options specifically for children, highlighting their exclusion from initial trials and the need for pediatric-focused research due to unique conditions like PIMS-TS/MIS-C.
- It raises ethical questions about whether children should be denied effective treatments based on adult data during a pandemic, and if the time taken to gather child-specific treatment data is acceptable in urgent situations.
- The authors advocate for children's right to access innovative treatments in pandemics and emphasize the importance of including them in future clinical trials to ensure their healthcare needs are met.
In 2008, Alberta Roman Catholic Bishops' discouraged in-school HPV vaccination because: "a school-based approach to vaccination sends a message that early sexual intercourse is allowed, as long as one uses 'protection.'" The publicly funded Calgary Catholic School District Board voted against in-school HPV vaccine administration. In 2009, vaccine uptake was 70% in Calgary public schools and 18.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOlder parenthood raises a variety of important factual and ethical questions. None of the questions have received sufficient attention despite the rapid expansion in the United States and other nations in the numbers of older parents. We do not know much about the safety, economic, and psychosocial impact of these emerging practices on children or parents.
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