Bioethics

Interdisciplinary unit of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, dedicated to advancing scholarly and public understanding of ethical, legal, social and public policy issues in health care.

the latest issues and commentary (at MSNBC).

Commission created by Presidential Executive order #12975 (10/3/1995).

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

These pages provide suggested readings as a starting point in learning about bioethics / health care ethics.

Information on joint degree, graduate and continuing education in Bioethics and Health Law.

At the Medical University of South Carolina: an interdisciplinary group of scholars whose mission is to bring a more philosophical approach to medicine.

A center devoted to teaching future clinical ethicists.

Monash University's One-Stop bioethics site. Bioethics degree programs, Bioethics Resources Centre Center, Bioethics research.

Canadian nursing ethics website. Highly informative and professional.

Devoted to study of and remedies for the ethical problems of Patents on life and human body parts.

Is one of many international bodies dealing with the subject of bioethics. Contains mostly minutes of forums meetings and various resolutions.

Bioethics resources site, with dedicated link pages to Women's Health, Genetics and Ethics, and End-of-life decision making.

Centre for Bio-Ethics and Health Law is an independent academic institute offering short-term advice and research; it organises courses and provides training sessions. Within the Centre veterinarians and ethicists work together in areas of applied ethics and education and in judicial research.

Professional society of individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities.

site deals with new developments in bioethics and medical ethics, offers texts and information about conferences and workshops on ethical aspects of the life sciences.

Provides news, information, and other resources on bioethics. Analysis from a Christian perspective.

Research, education programs, newsletter, and internet links in the area of medical ethics.

The National Rural Bioethics Project aims to identify ethics-related issues that face rural healthcare providers, and to devolop and provide appropriate and relevant resources and materials that help resolve such issues.

Spanish language bioethics site, documentation, news, books,

Commercial organisation providing bioethics, clinical ethics, research ethics consultancy services.

Japanese bioethicist's views on life and death issues, and environmental ethics.

Islamic views on many medical ethics issues including organ donation, cloning, euthanasia, abortion , fertility, sex change operations.

Non-profit Canadian organization dedicated to providing bioethics resources including distance education, Bioethics Week, video and book library, sample advance directives, bioethics articles database, video reviews, workshops and periodicals.

How should clinicians approach an ethical dilemma when they have little time to ponder or to seek consultation? This proven method works.

Case commentary on a controversial topic. Should newly dead bodies be used to teach medical practitioners skills that can be used to save others?

Case commentary on a common dilemma. When can and must children be treated without parental consent?

Whether human-made elements of primary life structures that define the essence of this Court's vaguely defined non-viable (fetus) patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C.

European Bioethics Convention, Human Rights and Biomedicine human cloning, organ transplantation, biomedical research, human embryo and foetus, human genetics, xenotransplantation,

Ethics Center at Santa Clara University, offers articles, cases, and dialogue in all fields of applied ethics. Focus on: Biotechnology and Health Care Ethics, Character Education, Business Ethics, Government Ethics, Global Ethical Leadership, and Technology Ethics.

official website of this international bioethics umbrella organisation, hosted at the University of the Philippines.

Reflections on Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward from a Patient's Perspective

Extensive site on bioethics, particularly as pertaining to the rights of disabled people.

Large collection of commentaries on a wide range of topics by an international, multi-faith network of progressive feminist religious scholars and leaders.

A discussion of the ethical issues of organ transplants.

"Science Friday" audio discussion with Charles Greer, Arthur Caplan, and Susanna Priest on public attitudes about biotechnology research around the world and on the identification of a human gene linked to pheromones. Features related links.

A cancer patient discusses the issues of informed consent, patient autonomy, quality of life and human dignity.

The bioethics of clinical medical practice, medical research, health care ethics, public health, and human rights are dealt with in this course.

Opinions, recommendations and reports, in English, published by the Committee

Resources on bioethics issues, including a weekly news digest of the latest bioethics news from around the world.

interdisciplinary research group:ethical challenges of modern medical technology and biotechnology, prenatal screening, postnatal screening, euthanasia, medicalization, risk-perception and genetically modified food.

NAROF gives voice to parents and professionals critical of current practices in neonatology. A resource to gain insight into the human cost of raising survivors of neonatal research and practice.

Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law and Ethics at the University of Sheffield, an inter-faculty institute created to bring together the disparate and wide range of expertise in this area.

This site provides comprehensive information about the science, policy, and ethical aspects of research and experimentation on the early stages of human life.

Links to a variety of papers, events, case studies, and Internet resources.

Dedicated to the preservation of the writings and ideas of Garrett James Hardin. A common thread throughout his work is an interest in bioethics.

Uses case studies and discussion questions to introduce bioethics themes and issues into the secondary school classroom.

Organization offers news, events, and articles.

Exploring fundamental ethical questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment. Independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

Portal on issues in bioethics offers news and articles.

London-based institution studies a range of bioethical issues, providing academic analysis from a Catholic perspective.

This site covers ethical, legal, social issues of HIV/AIDS in AFRICA (focus on South Africa). Folders cover patients, health care professionals, resource allocation, research, IPR and other issues.

Broad overview of historical and current moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research, from the U. of Penn. Includes news, headlines, articles, upcoming events.

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