Parents of Dead West Point Cadet Can Use His Sperm, Judge Rules

Lauren Sydney Flicker, J.D., addresses the ethical considerations of a court ruling allowing the parents of a deceased man to control the disposition of sperm harvested from his body. Ms. Flicker is associate professor of epidemiology and population health at Einstein and associate director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics.


“They don't want his story to end”: Efforts to save the sperm of the deceased come with heartache and tough questions

Lauren Flicker, J.D., M.B.E., reviews the ethical considerations of a parental request that a hospital retrieve sperm from their deceased son. Ms. Flicker is associate professor of epidemiology & population health and associate director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics.


How to Detect Autism: A Blood Test Could One Day Provide Early Diagnosis

Lauren Flicker, J.D., M.B.E., in a video and article, examines the ethical considerations of a blood test to detect autism. Ms. Flicker is associate director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics and assistant professor of epidemiology & population health at Einstein.


Al Jazeera America interviews bioethicist Lauren Flicker, J.D., M.B.E., about the ethical implications of forced chemotherapy on a 17-year-old Connecticut teen. Flicker notes the myriad legal and ethical implications of the case, and how even adults may not make informed decisions about refusing medical care. She is assistant professor of epidemiology & population health at Einstein, assistant director of graduate studies, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics and assistant director of Einstein-Cardozo Master of Science in Bioethics.