The Center for Bioethics and Culture

This summer has been incredibly busy for us here at the CBC! We’ve been working hard on our newest project, Venus Rising, a podcast welcoming you into our living room for chats about all things fertility, infertility and women’s reproductive health. The first episode has officially launched today! Listen now on Podomatic at venusrising.podomatic.com, and […]

This summer, as you are traveling with family and friends, enjoying the sunshine and taking some much-needed time off, please consider staying up to date with the CBC Network on Instagram! With the expansion and ease of social media, Instagram is a great way for us to reach the masses and keep you familiar with […]

In true CBC collaboration style, we are happy to announce that Gloria Steinem has written a letter calling upon New York Gov. Cuomo to not legalize commercial surrogacy! Unfortunately, the state Senate voted 40/21 on Tuesday, June 11 to pass the “Child-Parent Security Act,” but it has not been scheduled for a vote in the […]

We are very pleased to announce the ten fellows joining the 2019 Paul Ramsey Institute cohort! We had a truly outstanding group of applicants and thank everyone for their interest in the program. This is the fourth cohort of the CBC’s signature educational initiative, which brings leading thinkers in the field of bioethics together with […]

Remarks by Patrick T. Smith, Ph.D., at the 2019 Paul Ramsey Award Dinner April 27, 2019 Thank you so much Gil for that very gracious introduction. I would also like to thank Jennifer Lahl and every member of the staff for their assistance in coordinating my travel here. I had a wonderful and intellectually stimulating […]

When I signed the paper, I thought I could do it. I did not realize it would break my heart. -From Cathy’s story in Broken Bonds Today is the day! Broken Bonds: Surrogate Mothers Speak Out is now available in the US, and launched last month in Australia and the UK. This international anthology brings together 16 stories […]

There’s still time to apply for the fourth cohort of our Paul Ramsey Institute! This is the CBC’s signature educational initiative to further the thought and methods of Paul Ramsey, and to educate and shape future generations of bioethics leaders. The Paul Ramsey Institute brings leading thinkers in the field of bioethics together with current […]

The Board of Directors of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network cordially invites you to The 2019 Paul Ramsey Award Dinner Honoring Dr. Patrick T. Smith 2019 Paul Ramsey Award Recipient Diablo Country Club 1700 Clubhouse Road, Diablo, CA 94528 April 27, 2019 Reception at 5:30 / Dinner at 6:30 RSVP by April 12, […]