April Ponto

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February 1, 2012

Event: 2012 Commemoration of the Presidential Apology for the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study

During the week of April 23, 2012, the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care is proud to sponsor an internationally prominent series of educational events. The week’s events will focus upon bioethics, public health ethics, … Read More



 
 

February 1, 2012

New Free Biomedical Ethics Film Library

The Scottish Council on Human Bioethics (SCHB) has announced its new free biomedical ethics film library: http://www.schb.org.uk/films/. This library, which is one of the largest in the world, includes the listing of nearly 300 documentary and drama films subdivided into … Read More

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January 17, 2012

New Issue of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics is Now Available

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (Volume 21, Issue 1, January 2012) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Terminal Suffering and the Ethics of Palliative Sedation” by Ben A. Rich, 30-39. “Research Priorities and the Future of Pregnancy” by … Read More



 
 

January 16, 2012

New Issue of Journal of Medical Ethics is Now Available

Journal of Medical Ethics (Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2012) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Fear of a Female Planet: How John Harris Came to Endorse Eugenic Social Engineering” by Robert Sparrow. “Innovative Surgery: The Ethical Challenges” … Read More



 
 

January 12, 2012

Event: First Annual Conference on Medical Advances in Prenatal Diagnoses

Saturday, January 21, 8:30 am – 5 pm Family Research Council, 801 G Street, NW, Washington DC Council on Poor Prenatal Diagnoses & Therapeutic Intervention The Conference will bring together professionals from many different specialty areas, including genetic researchers, ob/gyn … Read More