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Medical bioethics is a relatively new field. ... There are no standard ethics committee guidelines that aim to address the prejudices and preconceptions, even very subtle biases, of its members. ...
Disclosing conflicts of interest is important (and, despite the limitations mentioned in the article, medical bioethics leads the way in many respects). But, clearly, in this case, support for Ashley's treatment seems proportionate to closeness to Ashley, and that's good.
Even the article's author has a tenuous connection to the institution, appropriately disclosed. But, did she not have that connection, Salon readers might not have had the benefit of this article, so it's all to the good.
