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Bioethics accused of doing more harm than good

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Opinion piece that calls for bioethics to ‘get out of the way’ prompts self-reflection among ethicists.

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Madhusoodanan, J. Bioethics accused of doing more harm than good. Nature 524, 139 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/524139f

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