Upcoming Events

Passport to Parenthood: Evidence and Ethics behind Cross-Border Reproductive Care

November 24, 2010 | London

Cross-border reproductive care, popularly referred to as 'fertility tourism', is the booming phenomenon of individuals and couples travelling overseas for fertility treatment.

At this PET discussion-conference, researchers will present their findings, while experts from various disciplines will offer contrasting perspectives on the ethical, practical and legal ramifications. For further information visit www.progress.org.uk/conference2010 or email Sandy Starr sstarr@progress.org.uk

10th World Congress of Bioethics

July 28-31, 2010 | Singapore

The journal Bioethics will have a special issue in 2011 featuring papers from the 10th World Congress of the International Association of Bioethics.

Created in the Image of God: realities and challenges in caring for the human person

April 30 - May 2, 2010 | Montreal

AGM of Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies; featured speakers include Edmund Pellegrino and Margaret Somerville. For more details and registration, consult the website. 

Consequences of the Bio-Medical Revolution

May 1, 2010 | Biola University, La Mirada, CA

This conference will enable nurses to better understand the technological advances in health care and their ethical consequences. They will learn how to evaluate the ethics of end-of-life care and the legal documents that patients sign. Co-sponsored by California Nurses for Ethical Standards and the Scholl Institute of Bioethics. Nurses can earn 6 contact hours. For further details, ring 213-382-2156 or 310-413-1542 or email info@ethicalnurses.org. 

Fertility, Infertility and Gender

June 16-18, 2010 | Maynooth, Ireland (near Dublin)

The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics, Oxford, is holding an international Conference in Maynooth, Ireland (near Dublin) from 16-18 June 2010 on Fertility, Infertility and Gender.  An interdisciplinary panel of speakers, including Elizabeth Marquardt, author of the forthcoming My Daddy's Name is Donor, will reflect on a wide range of issues in reproductive/sexual health and ethics.  Further information and a booking form are available at the website or from Gwen McCourt, the Conference Organiser, at conference@linacre.org.

Choice: do we have any?

July 1-4, 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia

The inaugural annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law [AABHL] will take place in Adelaide from July 1 to 4. (The Australasian Bioethics Association and the Australasian and New Zealand Institute of Health Law and Ethics have recently merged to form the AABHL.) This year’s topic is “Choice... do we have any?  Who chooses what is ethical? Who should choose? What shapes choice?” The invited speakers include Australian human rights activist Julian Burnside, philosopher and neurosurgeon Grant Gillett, legal scholar Ngaire Naffine, and bioethicist Wendy Rogers. For registration details, a draft program and a guidelines for submitting papers, see the conference website.