It is with immense sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Thomasine (Tomi) Kushner, Bioethicist, Founder and Editor of the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics and the Cambridge Elements series on Bioethics and Neuroethics.  Tomi passed away peacefully on 7 February 2025 in Greenbrae, California in the presence of people who loved and admired her. Her commitment to advancing bioethics through dialog and creating an international community to address complex bioethics questions was also reflected in the several conferences she founded and organized over the years, including the International Bioethics Retreat, Cambridge Consortium for Bioethics Education, and the ICM Neuroethics Network. 

Tomi was a truly special friend, mentor, and colleague to many in the bioethics profession. Our hearts go out to her loved ones, friends, students, and collaborators. She will be deeply missed.

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We’re delighted to announce that all research articles accepted for publication in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics from 13 August 2024 will be ‘open access’; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online (see the journal’s Open Access Options page for available licence options). We have an OA option for every author: The costs of open access publication will be covered through agreements between the publisher and the author’s institution, payment of APCs from grant or other funds, or else waived entirely, ensuring every author can publish and enjoy the benefits of OA. 

Please see the journal's Open Access Options page for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.

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