May 2015

This Week in Bioethics

1. Physician Assisted Suicide on Life Support In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, CBC board member Dr. Aaron Kheriaty chronicles the general public’s wariness toward physician assisted suicide. As he points out that “in the past 20 years, more than 100 campaigns to legalize assisted suicide have been introduced in various states. All but […]

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Designed Human Embryos (CRISPR-CAS9)

I attended a conference in Atlanta this month titled “Beings2015: Biotech and the Ethical Imagination.” During the main sessions, much was discussed regarding CRISPR, or what is more commonly known as gene editing. “Beings2015” convened to discuss how biotech should proceed and who should regulate advances like CRISPR in order to draft a statement of […]

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This Week in Bioethics

1. California Medical Association No Longer Opposed to Assisted Suicide Earlier this week the California Medical Association decided to drop its formal opposition to physician assisted suicide, effectively becoming “neutral” to the practice. This is a shameful first for a state medical association and an abandonment of the Hippocratic principle of doing no harm to […]

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CBC on the Road: BEINGS15 Summit

Earlier this week members of the CBC team attended the BEINGS15: Biotech and the Ethical Imagination summit in Atlanta, GA. The stated goal of the conference was to “gather together a distinguished faculty of thought leaders and 200 delegates from 30 countries, drawn from visionary thinkers in the sciences, engineering, policymaking and government, industry, law, […]

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Julia: My Experience as a Surrogate

After seeing me on ABC’s Nightline, Julia emailed me to share her experience of being a surrogate. Jennifer: How did you come to make the decision to be a surrogate? Julia: At the time, my boyfriend’s brother and his wife were unable to conceive. They were talking about how expensive it was to adopt a […]

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This Week in Bioethics

1. Stop Surrogacy Now Coalition Launched The Center for Bioethics and Culture is pleased to be one of the original sixteen international organizations to have signed the Stop Surrogacy Now petition. This global coalition is calling on leaders of the world to put an end to the exploitative practice of surrogacy. In less than one […]

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Stop Surrogacy Now Launches

Media Contact: media@stopsurrogacynow.com We are Part of A Worldwide Coalition to End Surrogacy and the Exploitation of Women and Children San Francisco, CA/May 11, 2015 — Stop Surrogacy Now launches today. Stop Surrogacy Now brings together a worldwide, ethnically, religiously, and culturally diverse group opposed to the exploitation of women and the human trafficking of […]

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This Week in Bioethics

1. Johnson & Johnson Creates Bioethics Panel for Trial Drugs The major pharmaceutical manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, announced this week the formation of a bioethics panel to make decisions on trial drugs. The program would allow for the potential use of non-FDA approved drugs for patients with terminal illnesses. While there are many ethical issues […]

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Coming Soon

If it seems a little quiet around here this week it’s because we’re working behind the scenes on something big for next week. Here’s a hint on how big: “…more than 100 individuals and 16 organizations from 18 countries…” ‪#‎StayTuned‬ ‪#‎WatchThisSpace‬ ShareTweetPinShare

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This Week in Bioethics

1. Israel Takes Surrogate Babies from Nepal but Leaves Mothers Behind If you’re looking for evidence that those utilizing surrogacy only view the surrogate mothers as vessels or wombs for rent, look no further than what happened in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake that hit Nepal last week: twenty-six surrogate babies were evacuated to […]

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