
Vardit Ravitsky
@varditravitsky
Bioethicist. President and CEO, The Hastings Center. U Montreal & Harvard Medical School. Past President, International Association of Bioethics.
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Bankruptcy, Genetic Information, and Privacy — Selling Personal Information | bravo I. Glenn Cohen nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

How do patients feel regarding the use of AI to draft responses in patient-clinician portal messages? 🤔 💭 NEW paper in JAMA Network by HC President Vardit Ravitsky and coauthors, read 🔗 bit.ly/43GpYA0 #HastingsCenter #Bioethics #AI #Healthcare


How do cultural values shape bioethical dilemmas? An Israeli perspective The Hastings Center for Bioethics Miami Beach JCC Monday, March 17 2025 7:30 PM — 9:00 PM EDT mbjcc.ticketleap.com/vardit-ravitsk…

The New York Times article by Anna Louie Sussman featuring Hastings President Vardit Ravitsky, in The Embryo Question: 3 part series exploring the #science, #ethics, & #law surrounding polygenic embryo screening & #IVF.👶🔬 Read, nyti.ms/4jiW3mb #HastingsCenter #PolygenicEmbryo


This Sunday night I'll be on ToutLeMondeEnParle ("Everyone's Talking About It"), one of #Quebec's top talk shows, to discuss ethical issues in emerging reproductive technologies such as artificial wombs and post-humous reproduction. Join us! Claudie Simard tapisrougefilms.com/productions/na…

Was honored to have the opportunity to give visibility to bioethics last night on Radio-Canada 's Tout le monde en parle Merci Claudie Simard Simard pour cette opportunité précieuse! ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/tout-le-m…


new paper just out led by J-C Bélisle-Pipon in The American Journal of Bioethics The Hastings Center for Bioethics HarvardGlobalHealthInstitute Université de Montréal tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New paper out: "Towards a Responsible Implementation of NIPT as a First-Tier Test in Canada: Decision-Makers’ Perspectives", led by Marie-Christine Roy with Marie-Françoise Malo, Tierry Morel-Laforce , and Anne Marie Laberge. PM me for a copy. The Hastings Center for Bioethics obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd…

🚨 Hastings in the spotlight! 🚨 HC President Vardit Ravitsky featured on 60 Minutes, where she discusses the growing trend of #eggfreezing and the opportunities and risks it raises about pausing the biological clock. 🧬⏳ Watch: cbsn.ws/3Z1owoI #Bioethics

Honored to give the Bohan Distinguished Lecture at the University of Kansas Medical Center tomorrow on "Repro-genomic technologies: Understanding the concept of 'Serious Disease'”. Also excited to discuss The Hastings Center for Bioethics's current work and priorities!


New commentary out in The Conversation Canada : "New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights" The Hastings Center for Bioethics theconversation.com/new-recommenda…

Kicking off the big annual face-to-face meeting of the Bridge to #AI consortium at the NIH. Good to see scientific progress, excitement, and community in these challenging times. Full house and terrific conversations ahead. The Hastings Center for Bioethics



Our commentary is out: "Whose Child Is She? The Genetics–Gestation Divide" The Hastings Center for Bioethics Petrie-Flom Center petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/05/28/who…


Bioethicists Must Push Back Against Assaults on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion BRAVO!! Thank you Nancy S. Jecker, Arthur Caplan Vardit Ravitsky, Patrick Smith, Kayhan Parsi, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Faith Fletcher, Mildred Cho, & Keisha Ray tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…