Hastings Center Report
Encyclopedia
Since 1971, the Hastings Center Report has been one of the leading journals of bioethics
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....

 in the United States. It is published six times each year by the Hastings Center
Hastings Center
The Hastings Center, founded in 1969, is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit bioethics research institute based in the United States. It is dedicated to the examination of essential questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment...

in Garrison, New York. Gregory Kaebnick is the current editor.

The peer-reviewed journal focuses on legal, moral and social issues in medicine and the life sciences. The Report’s readership includes physicians, nurses, health care lawyers, and bioethicists.

The Report publishes a variety of article types, ranging from Contributions may take many forms:
  • articles that explore philosophical and ethical issues in medicine, health care, technology, medical research, the use of human subjects in research, and the environment;
  • reports or reviews of empirical studies that implicate relevant philosophical and ethical questions;
  • short, provocative essays; case studies (which may be accompanied by commentary on the case);
  • personal narratives about receiving or providing health care;
  • and brief commentary on relevant events in the news.

Subscriptions

Print and online subscriptions to the Report are available to individuals and libraries worldwide through The Hastings Center.

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