STATEMENT FROM THE BIOETHICS SOCIETY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN (BSEC) ON COVID-19 With more than 173 countries globally affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the explosion of information and misinformation circulating…
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Bioethics Caribe Newsletters2019 IssuesFebruary Issue – 2019September Issue Link to all issues Feel free to share any comments on the Newsletter in this section. Comments can be given on articles…
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Feel free to share any comments on the Newsletter in this section. Comments can be given on which articles interested you, possible contributions for the next Newsletter, alternative viewpoints on…
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The Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for the following Career Development Award programs administered by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) have been reissued due to the change to NIH FORMS-D. Potential…
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New PAHO publication: Zika Ethics Consultation: Ethics Guidance on Key Issues Raised by the Outbreak
The document presents the guidance that resulted from the Zika Ethics Consultation convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the issues that affected countries had previously identified as…
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Spare the Rod: Non-physical ways of disciplining children by Dr. Derrick Aarons
“A case can be made that corporal punishment violate bioethics principles of respect for persons, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice, and that these principles apply to our children. Should we explore…
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Recently, the Heath Services Unit at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, announced that vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection will be provided free of cost…
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Have BSEC members had to care for or deal with newborns with ambiguous genitalia? What is the standard approach in the Caribbean, and what ethical concerns do these raise? Past…
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New York Times: Genetically Modified Babies By MARCY DARNOVSKY FEB. 23, 2014 (click on link)
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There are two issues which are currently in the public domain which could benefit from airing different perspectives. The first concerns “End-of- Life” and the second “New Reproductive Technologies” End-of-Life:…
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About two months ago while listening to a radio interview on in-vitro fertilization, the topic of ‘Egg Sharing’ was addressed. A representative of a leading fertility clinic in the region…
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Recently, a petition was circulated among BSEC members regarding unethical practice in a USA clinical trial leading to death of a research participant. Research is imperative in the quest for…