The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 24, Issue 4 (2024)

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Editorial

Editorial
Qatar’s Bioethics Meeting
David Magnus
Pages: 1-3
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Guest Editorials

Editorial
Bioethics’ Duty to Conference in Qatar: Reply to Magnus
Nancy S. Jecker, Julian Savulescu, Arthur Caplan, Alexander Capron, John McMillan, Mohammed Ghaly, Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Caesar Atuire, Jeff McMahan, Voo Teck Chuan, Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, Vina Viswani & Vardit Ravitsky
Pages: 4-7
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Academic and Private Partnership to Improve Informed Consent Forms Using a Data Driven Approach
Craig Tendler, Patricia S. Hong, Conor Kane, Christa Kopaczynski, William Terry & Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Pages: 8-10
Published online: 22 Sep 2023
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We Are Not Okay: Moral Injury and a World on Fire
Keisha S. Ray
Pages: 11-12
Published online: 12 Feb 2024
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Target Article

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Proposed Principles for International Bioethics Conferencing: Anti-Discriminatory, Global, and Inclusive
Nancy S. Jecker, Vardit Ravitsky, Mohammad Ghaly, Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon & Caesar Atuire
Pages: 13-28
Published online: 07 Aug 2023
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Open Peer Commentaries

Article Commentary
The Right Way to Approach Conference Site Selection
Merjan Ozisik, Johan Dellgren & Ezekiel Emanuel
Pages: 29-31
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
The International Association of Bioethics Failed Its Rosa Parks Moment
Udo Schuklenk
Pages: 32-34
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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I’m Not Welcome There: Why I Am Not Attending IAB 2024
Craig M. Klugman
Pages: 34-36
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Two Models of Bioethics
Julian Savulescu
Pages: 37-38
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Ethics of Conferencing
Mehrunisha Suleman
Pages: 38-41
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
The Ethics of Ethics Conferences: Enhancing Further Transparency
Martine Charlotte de Vries & Rieke van der Graaf
Pages: 41-44
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Green Conferencing, Justice and the “Global South”
Sabine Salloch
Pages: 44-45
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Standing for Democracy – Bioethics Conferences and Totalitarian Regimens
Ayelet Shai
Pages: 46-48
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Thanks IAB, for Caring about Our Planet and Health!
Cheryl C. Macpherson
Pages: 48-50
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
International Bioethics Conferencing: “Can the Subaltern Speak?”
Hazar Haidar & Aliya Affdal
Pages: 50-52
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Collaborations Beyond Conferencing: Exploring Broader Applications of the Anti-Discriminatory, Global, and Inclusive Framework
Tamar Schiff & Lisa Kearns
Pages: 53-55
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Re-thinking the Ethics of International Bioethics Conferencing
Timothy Emmanuel Brown, Nicole Martinez-Martin & Laura Yenisa Cabrera
Pages: 55-57
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
A Justice-Based Defense of a Litmus Test
Stephen S. Hanson
Pages: 58-60
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Zooming in on Justice: The Case for Virtual Bioethics Conferencing
Bruce P. Blackshaw, Daniel Rodger & Daniel J. Hurst
Pages: 60-62
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Interrogating Sites of Knowledge Production: The Role of Journals, Institutions, and Professional Societies in Advancing Epistemic Justice in Bioethics
John Noel Montaño Viaña
Pages: 63-66
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Target Article

Target Article
The PHERCC Matrix. An Ethical Framework for Planning, Governing, and Evaluating Risk and Crisis Communication in the Context of Public Health Emergencies
Giovanni Spitale, Federico Germani & Nikola Biller-Andorno
Pages: 67-82
Published online: 28 Apr 2023
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Ethical Tradeoffs in Public Health Emergency Crisis Communication
Justin Bernstein, Anne Barnhill & Ruth R. Faden
Pages: 83-85
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Think Like a Journalist and Act as a Risk and Crisis Communicator in the Context of Public Health Emergencies
Cesare Buquicchio
Pages: 86-89
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Optimizing the PHERCC Matrix for Risk Communication: Integrating Action-Guiding Models for Enhanced Accessibility and Applicability
Pranab Rudra & Frank Ursin
Pages: 89-91
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Synergies in Risk Communication: Integrating Ethical Frameworks and Behavioral Economics in Public Health Emergencies
Junaid Nabi
Pages: 92-94
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Using the PHERCC Matrix to Define Essential Workers During Public Health Emergencies
Elika Somani & Benjamin E. Berkman
Pages: 94-96
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Making Ethical Considerations Transparent in the Formulation of Public Health Guidance
William Paul Kabasenche
Pages: 97-99
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Separating the Signal from the Noise in Public Health Messaging: The UK’s COVID-19 Experience
Gah-Kai Leung
Pages: 99-101
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Health and Data Equity in Public Health Emergency Risk and Crisis Communication (PHERCC)
Calvin Wai-Loon Ho
Pages: 102-104
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Challenges of Bioethics Frameworks for Non-Democratic Contexts
Ehsan Shamsi-Gooshki
Pages: 105-107
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Case Report

Case Report
To Swab or Not to Swab: Waiver of Consent to Collect Perianal Specimens from Incapacitated Patients With Severe Burn Injury
Liza Dawson, Andrew D. Ray, Benjamin S Wilfond & Liza-Marie Johnson
Pages: 108-109
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
Ethical Justifications for Waiving Informed Consent for a Perianal Swab in Critical Burn Care Research
Jake Earl, Jeffrey W. Shupp & Ben Krohmal
Pages: 110-113
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Community Perspectives Are Essential to Assess Risk in Emergent Care Research
Anushka Chalmeti & Jason Lesandrini
Pages: 113-115
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Respect for Persons Is Not Always About Consent: The Importance of Context
Liza Dawson
Pages: 115-118
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Article Commentary
The Overlooked Risk of Intimate Violation in Research: No Perianal Sampling Without Consent
Jasmine Gunkel
Pages: 118-120
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Correspondence

Reply
The Ethics of International Bioethics Conferencing: Continuing the Conversation
Nancy S. Jecker, Caesar Atuire, Vardit Ravitsky, Mohammad Ghaly & Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon
Pages: W1-W7
Published online: 26 Mar 2024
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Reply
What is Death and Why Do We Insist on the Dead Donor Rule? A Response to Our Critics
Emil J. Busch & Marius T. Mjaaland
Pages: W8-W12
Published online: 27 Apr 2023
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Oppressive Medical Objects and Spaces: Response to Commentaries
Shen-yi Liao & Vanessa Carbonell
Pages: W13-W18
Published online: 26 Jun 2023
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