Reproductive Ethics
Bioethics at the Box Office: Reproductive Ethics Edition
CBHD often receives requests from educators and other individuals for popular resources that engage bioethics through various media (fiction, film, and television). In this resource, we offer a recap of relevant materials that have premiered on the silver screen or television. Readers are cautioned that the films represent a wide variety of genres and may not be appropriate for all audiences. The reason for the rating classification is provided where available.
Reproductive Ethics Bibliography
The following sources do not necessarily reflect the Center's positions or values. These sources, however, are excellent resources for familiarizing oneself with the all sides of the issue.
Adolescent Confidentially: An Uneasy Truce
Editor’s Note: This column presents a problematic case that poses a medical-ethical dilemma for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. As it is based on a real case, some details have been omitted in the effort to maintain patient confidentiality. In this case, the doctor discusses her experience from the retrospect of the unanswered question.
Column Editor: Ferdinand D. (Nick) Yates, MD, MA; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo
Length: 14:18
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- 172 downloads
- 113 plays
The Ethics of a Brave New World: A Response to ‘Baby-Making'
Baby-Making Pt. 2:The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World
The following is an essay adapted from a lecture delivered in March on Trinity International University’s Deerfield campus in conjunction with the Drama Department’s spring performance of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, a play by David Rogers. The essay has been divided into two parts spanning the Spring and Summer 2011 issues of Dignitas. This is the second and final installment of the essay.
Length: 48:52
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Baby-Making Pt. 1:The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World
The following is an essay adapted from a lecture delivered in March on Trinity International University’s Deerfield campus in conjunction with the Drama Department’s spring performance of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, a play by David Rogers. The essay has been divided into two parts spanning the Spring and Summer 2011 issues of Dignitas.
Part I
I. Setting the Stage
Length: 34:30
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Women's Reproductive Health as a Gender, Developments, and Human Rights Issue: Regaining Perspective
Women's Reproductive Health as a Gender, Developments, and Human Rights Issue: Regaining Perspective
Monique V. Chireau, MD, MPH
June 8, 2011
Rayburn Office Building & Old Ebbitt Grill
Washington, D.C.
Event: Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley’s Brave New World
Designer Babies...Savior Siblings...Rent-a-Wombs...Egg Harvesting...Sperm Donation...
Shocking realities not from the pages of a novel, but from everyday headlines. Paige C. Cunningham, JD, executive director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, will explore how Aldous Huxley's fictional vision of the future anticipated in uncanny ways how a paradise of choice results in the production of people.
Reproductive Ethics in an Abortion Driven Culture: Not for Women Only
This lecture was originally delivered as part of the Spring 2010 Bioethics Colloquia hosted by Trinity Graduate School.
Length: 34:24
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