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“I’m holding space for you.”
“What’s weighing on you today?”
“That sounds really difficult to navigate.”
I hear phrases like these constantly. They are polished, emotionally aware, and instantly recognizable as the language of empathy. But many of these expressions feel strangely hollow – not because the people saying them are insincere, but bec...
Case Narrative
Tarin, a 32-year-old male, was admitted to the emergency department after intentionally ingesting multiple razor blade fragments and then calling 911. In the ambulance, Tarin remained calm and cooperative as he reported that he had engaged in similar behavior multiple times and he anticipated the treatment he typically received in the...
Twenty years ago, I wrote the first essay published in Hastings Bioethics Forum. At that time, online publications were new and many people were suspicious of them. My essay reflected on the reliability of the internet for scholars: Would the links to their publications remain?
“The other day I discovered that an article that I had read on the Internet no longer e...
“I’m not willing to kill for my country—but I am willing to die for it.” So spoke a so-called “Conchie,” a conscientious objector who volunteered to participate in medical experiments during World War II as a way to avoid military service.
Well, maybe he said that. The quote comes from a new book,