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Looking Back at the Bioethics Commission’s Blog

Written by Bioethics Commission Staff on December 5, 2016 — Leave a Comment

Throughout its tenure, the Bioethics Commission has maintained an active digital presence to connect with a global audience. A major component of this has been through its blog. This final blog post reflects on the role the blog has played in disseminating the Bioethics Commission’s work.

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Ethically Sound Episode 10: Charting a Path Forward

Written by Rashmi Borah on November 21, 2016 — Leave a Comment

The tenth and final episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series, Ethically Sound, is now available. Today’s episode, “Charting a Path Forward,” focuses on the Bioethics Commission’s two most recent public meetings, during which the Bioethics Commission reflected on the impact of past, present, and future of national bioethics advisory bodies.

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Introducing “Ethically Sound Discussion Guide: Podcast Series Discussion Questions”

Written by Rashmi Borah on November 9, 2016 — Leave a Comment

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new educational resource, “Ethically Sound Discussion Guide: Podcast Series Discussion Questions.” The discussion guide is based on the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series Ethically Sound. This 10-episode series is based on the 10 reports the Bioethics Commission produced during its tenure. Each podcast focuses on an ethical challenge the Bioethics Commission addressed in a specific report. Each episode opens with an introductory vignette from a speaker closely associated with the topic, and features an interview with a member of the Bioethics Commi

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Ethically Sound Episode 8: Ethically Impossible

Written by Rashmi Borah on October 31, 2016 — Leave a Comment

“Ethically Impossible,” the eighth episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series Ethically Sound, is now available.

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Ethically Sound Episode 7: Moral Science

Written by Rashmi Borah on October 24, 2016 — Leave a Comment

“Moral Science,” the seventh episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series Ethically Sound, is now available. Ethically Sound is based on the 10 reports that the Bioethics Commission has produced during its tenure. Established in 2009 by Executive Order, the Bioethics Commission has addressed a variety of ethical challenges ranging from whole genome sequencing to […]

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Ethically Sound Episode 6: New Directions

Written by Rashmi Borah on October 17, 2016 — Leave a Comment

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues bioethics_twitter-v3-08(Bioethics Commission) has
released the sixth episode, “New Directions”, in its new
podcast series Ethically Sound. This podcast series is dedicated to bringing the Bioethics Commission’s body of work to a broad audience. The Bioethics Commission, established in 2009 by President Bara
ck Obama, has produced 10 reports, each of which focuses on key ethical considerations surrounding a particular topic. Today’s episode is based on the Bioethics Commission’s first report, New Directions: The Ethics of Synthetic Biology and Emerging Technologies.

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Ethically Sound Episode 5: Gray Matters

Written by Rashmi Borah on October 10, 2016 — Leave a Comment

The fifth episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series Ethically Sound, “Gray Matters,” is now available. The Bioethics Commission has released 10 reports on a variety of ethically challenging topics. Ethical issues in neuroscience were the focus of the reports Gray Matters: Integrative Approaches for Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Volume 1), and Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Volume 2).

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Exploring Democratic Deliberation

Written by Rashmi Borah on September 28, 2016 — Leave a Comment

This post will focus on Col. Michael’s discussion of democratic deliberation, which the Commission recommends in its report.

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Introducing New Primer Series: Spotting and Responding to Hype

Written by Rashmi Borah on August 3, 2016 — Leave a Comment

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new series of primers on spotting and responding to science hype in the media. The three primers cover hype related to topics in new technology, public health and neuroscience.

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Capacity, Consent, and Progress: Recommendations from the Bioethics Commission

Written by Nicolle Strand on July 29, 2015 — Leave a Comment

(This post also appears on PRIM&R’s Amp&rsand blog) Earlier this year, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) released the second part of its report on neuroscience and ethics—Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 2). The report examines in depth several controversial topics that bring […]

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