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At the White House BRAIN Conference yesterday, Lisa M. Lee, Executive Director of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) joined other representatives from federal agencies to discuss the progress and the goals of the BRAIN Initiative. Her remarks, as part of the panel “Current Activities, Long-Term Goals, and Critical Components […]
We’re pleased to take part in today’s White House BRAIN Conference. Check out our infographic that highlights our recommendations from Gray Matters: Integrative Approaches for Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society, the first of two reports on neuroscience and related ethical issues.
(This post also appears on Bioethics Forum.) The topic “teaching bioethics” is highlighted and explored in the newly published issue of the Hastings Center Report, which contains a set of essays developed collaboratively by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and The Hastings Center. The set’s introductory essay acknowledges that basic bioethics […]
Amy Gutmann, Ph.D., Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission), has written eloquently about the idea of democratic deliberation. We asked her to explain this principle and discuss how it has influenced the work of the Bioethics Commission. Blog.Bioethics.gov (B.B.G): What is democratic deliberation? Amy Gutmann (A.G.): The best […]
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has just reached 1,000 followers on Twitter. This social media milestone is the perfect opportunity to take a moment and thank all of you who follow us (@Bioethicsgov), read our blog (blog.bioethics.gov), take part in our webinars (Bioethicsgov) access and use our educational materials […]