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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. This could leave nonprofits working on other critical issues, such as poverty alleviation and education, with limited funding and support. What does this mean for civil society in the coming year?

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. 4 In practice, thats proven difficulta systematic review of American healthcare data done in 2011 revealed high rates of re-identification, raising ethical concerns. AI is transforming neuroscience, and addressing these issues is essential for any hopes of an ethical path forward.

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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty. The case of Henrietta Lacks indicates the need for trustworthy processes that consider data ethics.

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Rethinking EMTALA: What Idaho’s Battle over Abortion Means for Reproductive Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

This law requires hospitals to conduct screenings for emergency medical conditions when requested by patients and to either provide stabilizing treatment or arrange for transfer to another facility if they cannot offer such care, or if the patient requests it. But ongoing legal challenges have raised concerns about the statute’s future.

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COVID, Nursing Homes, and Death: A Conversation with Margaret Morganroth Gullette

NonProfit Quarterly

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. We must toughen up every ethical standard that we want to live by and make them explicit.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) :: @ PETA. The Population Council conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health. Southern Poverty Law Center :: @ SPLCenter. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. In short, a social and solidarity economy is ruled by an ethic of care and a commitment to protect and amplify life on this planet.