A&S "Life of the Mind" Event
2007 Phi Beta Kappa Lecture
“Ethical Challenges in Embryonic Stem Cell Research” by Dr. Ruth Faden
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Tuesday, October 30
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6:00 p.m.
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Speed Art Museum Auditorium
Co-sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Kentuckiana and the Speed Art Museum
Since the first human embryonic stem cell lines were derived, embryonic stem cell research has been the subject of significant political and social controversy. Federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research was an important issue in the 2004 Presidential election and is emerging as a significant issue in 2008 as well.
In this presentation, Dr. Faden will discuss the moral concepts and issues that underlie the political controversy, as well as some of the ethical considerations that have not been much addressed in the public debate.
Ruth Faden, 2007 PBK lecturer
Ruth Faden, M.P.H., Ph.D., is the Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Executive Director of The Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. She is also a Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University.
Dr. Faden is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on biomedical ethics and health policy including 'A History and Theory of Informed Consent' (with Tom L. Beauchamp), 'AIDS, Women and the Next Generation' (Ruth Faden, Gail Gellerand Madison Powers, eds.) and 'HIV, AIDS and Childbearing: Public Policy, Private Lives' ( Ruth Faden and Nancy Kass, eds.).
Dr. Faden is a member of the Institute of Medicine and a Fellow of the Hastings Center and the American Psychological Association. She has served on several national advisory committees and commissions, including the President's Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, which she chaired.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Faden
About the A&S Life of the Mind Series
During the Centennial Celebration, the College of Arts and Sciences is presenting "The Life of the Mind" Series, a special series of public lectures and programs by a fascinating group of guests, representing a wide range of intellectual and artistic interests. Events like these are one of the hallmarks of great universities as civic cultural institutions, and one of our goals during the Centennial is to raise the funds to endow "The Life of the Mind" on a permanent basis.
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