Lukol Directory: Society: Philosophy: Ethics: Applied: Bioethics

Synaptic Clog
A weblog maintained to examine current ethical issues in medicine and health.
http://www.synaptic-clog.com

The Garrett Hardin Society
Dedicated to the preservation of the writings and ideas of Garrett James Hardin. A common thread throughout his work is an interest in bioethics.
http://www.garretthardinsociety.org/

S I B L E at Sheffield
Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law and Ethics at the University of Sheffield, an inter-faculty institute created to bring together the disparate and wide range of expertise in this area.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~sible

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
A center devoted to teaching future clinical ethicists.
http://ethics.bsd.uchicago.edu/

International Center for Technology Assessment
Devoted to study of and remedies for the ethical problems of Patents on life and human body parts.
http://www.icta.org/

Neonatology And Rights Of Families
NAROF gives voice to parents and professionals critical of current practices in neonatology. A resource to gain insight into the human cost of raising survivors of neonatal research and practice.
http://www.narof.org

Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward
Reflections on Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward from a Patient's Perspective
http://www.geocities.com/avromavl/

Breaking Bioethics News
the latest issues and commentary (at MSNBC).
http://www.msnbc.com/news/BREAKINGBIOETHIC...

Glasgow University Medical Ethics Debating Society
Contains information about the Glasgow University Medical Ethics Debating Society. Organisational website with no informative bioethics content beyond that relating to the debating club.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/Clubs/MEDS

The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network
Organization offers news, events, and articles.
http://www.thecbc.org

Bioetica en la Red
Spanish language bioethics site, documentation, news, books,
http://www.bioeticaweb.com/

Affordable Access To Essential Medication In Developing Countries: Conflicts Between Ethical And Economic Imperatives
Review article by Udo Schüklenk and Richard E Ashcroft.
http://www.wits.ac.za/bioethics/access.htm

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
Provides news, information, and other resources on bioethics. Analysis from a Christian perspective.
http://www.cbhd.org/

Ethics of Organ Transplants
A discussion of the ethical issues of organ transplants.
http://atheism.about.com/library/weekly/aa...

University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics
Excellent bioethics resources site, with dedicated link pages to Women's Health, Genetics & Ethics, and End-of-life decision making.
http://www.utoronto.ca/jcb

The National Rural Bioethics Project
The National Rural Bioethics Project aims to identify ethics-related issues that face rural healthcare providers, and to devolop and provide appropriate and relevant resources and materials that help resolve such issues.
http://www.umt.edu/bioethics

Australasian Bioethics Information
Resources on bioethics issues, including a weekly news digest of the latest bioethics news from around the world.
http://www.australasianbioethics.org

e-Medical-Ethics.com
Information about medical and research ethics, history, oaths and declarations.
http://www.e-medical-ethics.com/

International Network for Life Studies
Japanese bioethicist's views on life and death issues, and environmental ethics.
http://www.lifestudies.org/

AIDS in Africa - Ethics, Law, Society
This site covers ethical, legal, social issues of HIV/AIDS in AFRICA (focus on South Africa). Folders cover patients, health care professionals, resource allocation, research, IPR and other issues.
http://www.developing-world-bioethics.org

National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Commission created by Presidential Executive order #12975 (10/3/1995).
http://www.bioethics.gov/

Council of Europe Bioethics Division
European Bioethics Convention, Human Rights & Biomedicine human cloning, organ transplantation, biomedical research, human embryo & foetus, human genetics, xenotransplantation,
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Legal_affairs/Legal...

Bioethics: a fully online introductory course by Dr. Tom Kerns
The bioethics of clinical medical practice, medical research, health care ethics, public health, and human rights are dealt with in this course.
http://www.bioethicscourse.info

Santa Clara University - Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Provides a framework for ethical decision making and cases that raise typical ethical dilemmas confronted by young people.
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/

Medical Ethics
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/practicing/focus...

National Reference Center for BioEthics Literature
A specialized collection of books, journals, newspaper articles, legal materials, regulations, codes, government publications, and other relevant documents concerned with issues in biomedical and professional ethics. The library holdings represent the world's largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research. This collection functions both as a reference library for the public and as an in depth research resource for scholars from the U.S. and abroad.
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/

Islamic Views on Medical Ethics
Islamic views on many medical ethics issues including organ donation, cloning, euthanasia, abortion , fertility, sex change operations.
http://www.islamicmedicine.org/ethics.htm

Centre for Bio-Ethics and Health Law
Centre for Bio-Ethics and Health Law is an independent academic institute offering short-term advice and research; it organises courses and provides training sessions. Within the Centre veterinarians and ethicists work together in areas of applied ethics and education and in judicial research.
http://www.uu-cbg.nl/

Reflections on Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward
A cancer patient discusses the issues of informed consent, patient autonomy, quality of life and human dignity.
http://avromavl.esmartweb.com

The Center for Bioethics
Interdisciplinary unit of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, dedicated to advancing scholarly and public understanding of ethical, legal, social and public policy issues in health care.
http://www.bioethics.net/

High School Bioethics Curriculum Project (HSBCP)
Uses case studies and discussion questions to introduce bioethics themes and issues into the secondary school classroom.
http://www3.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/...

Pheromones, Bioethics and Biotechnology
"Science Friday" audio discussion with Charles Greer, Arthur Caplan, and Susanna Priest on public attitudes about biotechnology research around the world and on the identification of a human gene linked to pheromones. Features related links.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Se...

Ethics Updates: Literature on Bioethics, Cloning, and Reproductive Technologies
Links to a variety of papers, events, case studies, and Internet resources.
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/applied/bioethi...

French National Consultative Bioethics Committee
all the opinions, recommendations and reports, in english, published by the Committee
http://www.ccne-ethique.fr/

Bioethics, Inc.
Commercial organisation providing bioethics, clinical ethics, research ethics consultancy services.
http://www.bioethicsinc.com/

MedicalEthics.ca - Medical Ethics Resources
Clearinghouse for resources related to medical (i.e., physician) ethics.
http://www.medicalethics.ca/

Biotechnology Governance Forum
This site provides comprehensive information about the science, policy, and ethical aspects of research and experimentation on the early stages of human life.
http://www.biotechgov.org

The Hastings Center
Exploring fundamental ethical questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment. Independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.
http://www.thehastingscenter.org

The Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics
Large collection of commentaries on a wide range of topics by an international, multi-faith network of progressive feminist religious scholars and leaders.
http://www.sacredchoices.org/

Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh
Information on joint degree, graduate and continuing education in Bioethics and Health Law.
http://www.pitt.edu/~bioethic

Bioethics Research Group @ NTNU
interdisciplinary research group:ethical challenges of modern medical technology and biotechnology, prenatal screening, postnatal screening, euthanasia, medicalization, risk-perception and genetically modified food.
http://www.bioethics.ntnu.no

Centre for Human Bioethics
Monash University's One-Stop bioethics site. Bioethics degree programs, Bioethics Resources Centre Center, Bioethics research.
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/bioethics

Institute of Human Values in Health Care
At the Medical University of South Carolina: an interdisciplinary group of scholars whose mission is to bring a more philosophical approach to medicine.
http://www.values.musc.edu/

International Association of Bioethics
official website of this international bioethics umbrella organisation, hosted at the University of the Philippines.
http://www.bioethics-international.org

Wits University Bioethics Division
Information about members of staff, their research interests, the websites of currently ongoing bioethics courses in the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as its postgraduate MSc (Med) in Bioethics and Health Law degree. Also provides on-line resources in bioethics.
http://www.health.wits.ac.za/bioethics/

Case: Practicing and Teaching on the Newly Dead
Case commentary on a controversial topic. Should newly dead bodies be used to teach medical practitioners skills that can be used to save others?
http://galenpress.com/extras/extra20.htm

Department of Medical Humanities, East Carolina University
Research, education programs, newsletter, and internet links in the area of medical ethics.
http://www.ecu.edu/medhum/

National Information Resource on Ethics & Human Genetics
Compilation of links, journals and other publications that offer research about the ethical and moral aspects of applying genetic knowledge to humans.
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/n...

Case Western Reserve University's Center for Biomedical Ethics
Mission is to improve public and professional understanding of the ethical issues involved in health sciences research, healthcare delivery, and health policy development - through teaching, conducting research and stimulating community dialogue.
http://www.cwru.edu/med/bioethics/bioethic...

American Society of Bioethics and Humanities
Professional society of individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities.
http://www.asbh.org/

Bioethics Website at Charles Sturt University
The main bioethics teaching site for students at Charles Sturt University. Visitors are welcome to browse the public pages.
http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/b...

International Center for Bioethics, Culture and Disability
Extensive site on bioethics, particularly as pertaining to the rights of disabled people.
http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/

Case: Rights of Minors
Case commentary on a common dilemma. When can and must children be treated without parental consent?
http://galenpress.com/extras/extra21.htm

Algorithm: Rapid Approach to Ethical Problems
How should clinicians approach an ethical dilemma when they have little time to ponder or to seek consultation? This proven method works.
http://galenpress.com/extras/extra17.htm

Bioethics Forum
Portal on issues in bioethics offers news and articles.
http://www.bioethicsforum.org

The Provincial Health Ethics Network
A non-profit, non-partisan organization which provides resources to Albertans concerning ethical issues in the health system. Lists professional development and resources.
http://www.phen.ab.ca/

Philosophy, Medical Ethics and Society
site deals with new developments in bioethics and medical ethics, offers texts and information about conferences and workshops on ethical aspects of the life sciences.
http://members.tripod.com/~uniregensburgsv...

International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO
Is one of many international bodies dealing with the subject of bioethics. Contains mostly minutes of forums meetings and various resolutions.
http://www.unesco.org/ibc

NursingEthics.ca
Canadian nursing ethics website. Highly informative and professional.
http://www.nursingethics.ca/

U S Supreme Court Petition
Whether human-made elements of primary life structures that define the essence of this Court's vaguely defined non-viable (fetus) patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C.
http://www.nitorig.net/ussa_writ1.htm

Bioethics.net
Broad overview of historical & current moral issues in the fields of medical treatment & research, from the U. of Penn. Includes news, headlines, articles, upcoming events.
http://www.med.upenn.edu/~bioethic/

Starting Points in Health Care Ethics / Bioethics
These pages provide suggested readings as a starting point in learning about bioethics / health care ethics.
http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/start/

Sub Topics:
Animal Rights or Liberation
Cloning
Genetic Engineering
Eugenics
End-of-Life
Research Ethics
Peer-Reviewed Journals


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Science: Science in Society
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Society: Issues: Science and Technology: Biotechnology
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