Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Areas of Interest
17th/18th Century Philosophy
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    Human Technology Manufacturing Platforms
    The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 6 (3): 497-515. 2006.
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    Is Gardasil Good Medicine?
    The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 10 (3): 459-469. 2010.
    The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine Gardasil (Merck & Co.) was licensed for use by the FDA on June 8, 2006. The Centers for Disease Control and major physician professional organizations have recommended routine universal vaccination in young girls. However, questions remain regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccine in this age group. Also, vaccine use will not eliminate the need for routine Pap screening, and it may not decrease future cervical cancer rates. This paper surveys the nat…Read more
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    On the Morality of Risk-Reducing Surgery
    The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 15 (1): 75-89. 2015.
    Possession of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation puts a woman at very high risk of developing breast and ovarian carcinoma at an early age. One treatment option is surgical removal of the target organs—breasts, ovaries, and fallopian tubes—before the malignancy develops. This risk-reduction surgery has been shown to significantly reduce the likelihood that a woman will develop one of these cancers. This paper argues that such surgeries do not violate Catholic moral principles, but can be justified u…Read more
  • The Pill and Breast Cancer Risk
    Ethics and Medics 32 (3): 3-4. 2007.