Arthur Caplan

“Autonomy is a key principle in bioethics, but it isn't the only one. We also have to consider justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence.”

“The first rule of medical ethics is 'do no harm.' But what do you do when doing nothing also causes harm?”

“We live in an age where the trust in institutions is at a low ebb. People don't trust the government, they don't trust the media, and they don't trust big pharma.”

“Genetics is going to be the basis of a new form of discrimination.”

“The idea that you can clone a human being is not science fiction anymore. It is a reality.”

“In America, we have a bizarre system of rationing health care. We ration it on the basis of ability to pay.”

“The real ethical dilemma is not whether to use technology, but how to use it wisely and for the benefit of all.”

“In ethics, you can't just have a gut feeling. You have to be able to reason and argue your position.”

“Every scientific and technological advance carries with it a moral and ethical dimension.”

“If you're going to do anything with a human being, you should be ethical.”

“Vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions in history. It's a victim of its own success.”

“Paying people for their organs is a path to exploitation of the poor.”

“There is no more ethical group on this planet than manufacturers of children's toys.”

“We are at a point where we have to have a conversation about the end of life, not as a failure of medicine, but as a part of life.”