Publications | Café Bioethics

Café Bioethics is a bioethics forum for everyone.

Here is a collection of intellectually accessible bioethics papers from writers across the world.

Locating Public Libraries in the Mental Health Care Continuum

During the 20th century, the American health system experienced rapid decentralization whereby hospitals were no longer the sole hub for...

When Obstetric Violence is Justified as a Teaching Tool: Unauthorized Pelvic Exams

A woman lies on an operating table, unconscious and unclothed. Upon waking she discovers that she was unknowingly given a pelvic exam by...

Mandatory Quarantine: Lessons from 1980s Cuba

In this paper, I will explore whether it is ethically permissible for the state to mandate the quarantine of infectious individuals with...