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Bioethics
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The Faculty Lounge
U.K. Oocyte Raffle
Via Al Roth. According to press reports: The raffle, to be held on Wednesday, is to promote a tie-up between the Bridge Centre, a fertility clinic in London, and the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Appignani Bioethics Center/UN Commission on the Status of Women: Panel on Reproductive and Sexual Rights
Appignani Bioethics CenterUnder the auspices ofThe UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)54th SessionInvites you to attend a panel discussion onWomen's reproductive and sexual rights crises: An updateDateTuesday, March…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Special Issue from BePress: Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology
Small Divides, Big Challenges? Nanotechnologies and Human Health This special issue is a collaborative effort to examine the impact of nanotechnology-based innovations on biomedical products development, on public health infrastructure,…
The Faculty Lounge
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
For anyone teaching - or interested in - bioethics, property rights in human tissue etc, I can recommend The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which I've just read on recommendation…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Robert Sparrow on Parenthood and Theapeutic Cloning
Robert Sparrow (Monash University) has posted Therapeutic Cloning and Reproductive Liberty on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Concern for “reproductive liberty” suggests that decisions about embryos should normally be made…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Baylis and Herder on Policy Initiatives Related to Human Embryos
Francsoise Baylis (Dalhousie University) and Matthew Herder (New York University School of Law) has postedPolicy Design for Human Embryo Research in Canadaon SSRN. Here is the abstract: In Canada, research…
The Faculty Lounge
Call for Papers
Disability and Ethics through the Life Cycle: Cases, Controversies, & Finding Common Ground CALL FOR PAPERS May 21-22, 2010 Union College, Schenectady, NY Despite a common interest in facilitating good…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Experts Discuss Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Surrogacy
NY Times: The Baby Market, by the Editors: The Times recently published an article on the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of surrogates in reproduction, which become even…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NPR Reflects on a Decade of Stem Cell Research
NPR: Reflecting on a Decade of Stem Cell Research, by Joe Palca: Some say they hold the potential for medical miracles. Others claimthey are a moral abomination. Either way, human…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Lax Regulation of Surrogacy Can Lead to Ethical Dilemmas
NY Times: Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules, by Stephanie Saul:Unable to have a baby of her own, Amy Kehoe became her own general contractor to manufacture one. For Ms.…