Johan Bester (Medicine) recently had two papers published. His work in bioethics moves the needle forward in the discussion of vaccination. He reframes how we might consider the issue. Bester argues the correct starting point is not what society owes parents, but rather what society owes children. In a separate paper, "The Best Interest Standard and Children: Clarifying a Concept and Responding to its Critics," in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Bester addresses the highly contentious issue of when a physician should push back against decision makers to defend the best interests of the child. His paper clarifies the role of the best interests standard as ethical principle in the medical care of children.