On March 1st, 2019, Peter Zhu, a 21 year old cadet at West Point MIlitary Academy, tragically lost his life in an unexpected ski accident. (https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2188772/parents-dead-chinese-west-point-cadet-get-court )As the only son in his traditional Chinese family, Peter expressed wishes to have children and continue on his family name.(https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/03/05/the-parents-of-a-west-point-cadet-who-died-in-a-skiing-accident-retrieve-his-sperm/ )  His parents described that they “cannot even…

On March 1st, 2019, Peter Zhu, a 21 year old cadet at West Point MIlitary Academy, tragically lost his life in an unexpected ski accident. (https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2188772/parents-dead-chinese-west-point-cadet-get-court )As the only son in his traditional Chinese family, Peter expressed wishes to have children and continue on his family name.(https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/03/05/the-parents-of-a-west-point-cadet-who-died-in-a-skiing-accident-retrieve-his-sperm/ )  His parents described that they “cannot even…

Euthanasia is the act of a physician or other third party ending a patient’s life in response to severe, persistent and untreatable pain and suffering. It is sometimes referred to as physician-assisted suicide or  mercy killing. While there is a distinction between euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, this blog focuses on the ethical implications of…

Cases of criminal behavior after brain injury raise profound questions about the neuroscience of free will, and the extent to which the perpetrator (or patient?) should be found liable for his/her crimes. There are well known examples of people suffering from brain abnormalities that, seemingly, led to crime. In the 1966 Texas tower shooter’s  autopsy,…