Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in a Revolution

Authors

  • Aaron Wightman Divisions of Bioethics and Palliative Care and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-0420

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1122843ar

Keywords:

revolution, partisanship, absolutism, honour

Language(s):

English

Abstract

The United States of America is undergoing a political revolution and an underlying moral revolution. The role of bioethics during a revolution is unclear. This paper offers four suggestions for bioethics and bioethicists to meet our current moment: abandoning partisanship and absolutism, critically considering honour, embracing outsider status, and doing things.

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Published

2026-01-20

How to Cite

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Wightman A. Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in a Revolution. Can. J. Bioeth 2026;9:25-8. https://doi.org/10.7202/1122843ar.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Advocates, Activists, Architects of Moral Space?

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Perspectives

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