CBC is about shedding light on the bioethics issues within our culture that most profoundly affect our humanity -- especially among the most vulnerable. We are increasingly aware that to accomplish this we need to challenge those who influence our culture to advance a morally responsible science that respects the inherent value of humanity and that celebrates its beauty and complexity.
The CBC Challenges:
Science and medicine do not always apply a human-life-affirming set of standards to their work.
The public at large is generally blind to the long-term risks of this lack of moral anchor in biotechnical fields.
The strong trend in science and medicine is toward the utilitarian commoditization of life which undermines the dignity of all human life.
Not all scientific progress is truly human progress.
Scientific progress is too often presented as truly human progress, without question. Clearly this is no longer the case as it once was; CBC seeks to define truly human progress.
The CBC Mission:
The CBC exists to collaborate in providing resources and a public forum to: educate our culture about the impact of biotechnologies, engage in dialogue about what it means to be human, and to challenge those who influence our culture to use science that is grounded in moral responsibility.
Advancing a culture where biotechnology truly serves a human future.
The CBC Vision:
By working with key influencers and decision makers, CBC seeks to change the bioethical landscape and promote wholly human progress, resulting in a positive and human-affirming cultural conscience in science, medicine and public policy that protects human dignity and defends the most vulnerable to abuse.
The Center for Bioethics and Culture is a non-profit 501(c)3 public benefit educational organization.
For full details of all programs, please contact:
Jennifer Lahl
Founder and National Director
The Center for Bioethics and Culture
www.cbc-network.org
130 Market Place, #146
San Ramon, CA, 94583
Email:
Jennifer.Lahl@cbc-network.org
