# Daniel Sulmasy

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President Obama's Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

Guest: Daniel Sulmasy, Dr. Host: Bruce Japsen While much of the nation's attention has been on expanding medical benefits to millions of Americans under health care reform, President Obama has also taken steps to ensure his medical care delivery is conducted in an "ethically responsible man…

NEJM Interview: Daniel Sulmasy on the role of spirituality in patient care.

Daniel Sulmasy is director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Philosophy at Georgetown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.P. Sulmasy. Physicians, Spirituality, and Compassionate Patien…

Recent Controversies Regarding Brain Death in Catholic Ethics

In this episode of Ethics on Call, Dan and Tom discuss the recent controversy in Catholic circles surrounding the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC). The episode features an interview with Dr. Sherri Bracksick, a neuro-intensivist who regularly assesses patients for DNC. Dan and To…

Legalize Assisted Suicide?

In December of 2025, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that after months of negotiations with the state legislature, she was finally ready to sign into law a new bill allowing some patients to request medical assistance in dying, or MAID. That bill is currently sitting on her desk wait…

678. Who Gets to Choose a “Good Death”?

New York is the latest state to legalize medical aid in dying. Stephen Dubner speaks with the governor who signed the law, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, a death doula — and an ethicist who thinks the very idea is wrong.   SOURCES: Kathy Hochul, governor of New York. Suzanne O'Br…

678. Who Gets to Choose a “Good Death”?

New York is the latest state to legalize medical aid in dying. Stephen Dubner speaks with the governor who signed the law, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, a death doula — and an ethicist who thinks the very idea is wrong.   SOURCES: Kathy Hochul, governor of New York. Suzanne O'Br…

Racism, Human Dignity, and the Rule of Law

What do the events surrounding the death of George Floyd mean for human dignity, and how should pro-life Christians respond? In this episode, Human Coalition President Brian Fisher examines the issues of human dignity and the rule of law during a time of racial unrest in America. Helpful resources:…

Human Dignity and the Preborn Child: Part 1

Why does our culture acknowledge the dignity of born humans, but not the dignity of preborn humans? In the first episode in a series on human dignity, Human Coalition President Brian Fisher discusses different viewpoints of dignity, and how they impact our culture’s view of preborn children. Help…

678. Who Gets to Choose a “Good Death”?

New York is the latest state to legalize medical aid in dying. Stephen Dubner speaks with the governor who signed the law, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, a death doula — and an ethicist who thinks the very idea is wrong.   SOURCES: Kathy Hochul, governor of New York. Suzanne O'Brien, death…