When does medicine cross the line from healing to harm?

In this episode of Brave New Us, bioethicist and nurse researcher Kallie Fell, Executive Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC), joins Samantha Stephenson to expose critical ethical questions around reproductive technologies, gender medicine, and medical consent.

We dig into:

The hidden risks and ethical concerns of IVF, egg donation, and commercial surrogacy

How “informed consent” often fails in fertility treatments and gender-affirming care

The rapid rise of pediatric gender clinics and controversies surrounding transgender medical interventions for minors

What the CBC is uncovering about the commodification of human bodies in reproductive and gender medicine

How profit motives influence both the fertility industry and gender-affirming healthcare

Why women and vulnerable populations often bear the brunt of unregulated medical innovation

This episode offers a clear-eyed look at the intersection of bioethics, reproductive technology, gender medicine, and medical ethics, asking what it truly means to protect human dignity in an age of rapid biomedical change.

Mentioned in the Episode

Center for Bioethics and Culture

CBC Documentaries

Paul Ramsey Institute

The Detransition Diaries book

Kallie on X

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