The World Congress of Bioethics Planning Committee, along with the IAB Board of Directors and WCB Internation Advisory Committee, is working diligently to transition the conference to a 3-day virtual meeting. With this change, a new registration structure and timeline will … Continue reading
A recent article by Kimberly Seals Allers discusses how COVID-19 safety restrictions related to giving birth and breastfeeding could potentially disproportionately harm black and Native American women. Photo courtesy of Women’s E-News Some hospitals are now classifying not only family … Continue reading
Dear FAB members and FAB 2020 delegates, We are still trying to work with IAB to find a workable solution for moving the conference to a virtual format. For all those wondering what will happen with registration dates and fees, … Continue reading
Being a parent of someone in an especially vulnerable group makes one feel like you are sitting on a ticking bomb–in addition to the anxiety we all feel during this time of pandemic. I am hiding out in our lovely … Continue reading
Please see the message from IAB below. Given the current circumstances, both WCB and FAB will be moving to a virtual platform for our 2020 conference. While we are still working out the details, let me assure you that we … Continue reading
A recent report by the WHO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the Lancet Commission, ranked the probability of children being able to “flourish” in 180 countries, examining factors such as education, nutrition and child mortality and carbon emission … Continue reading
Inside Higher Ed recently offered a quick glance at income disparities from the American Association of Medical Colleges 2019 faculty data. IMPORTANT: this graph is of medical faculty, not regular humanities/university professors, who make much much much less than this. … Continue reading
Elizabeth Ferries-Rowe (MD; MS Medical Ethics) is Chief of Service in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Eskenazi Health and has worked to expand Eskenazi’s Centering Pregnancy program. It is hardly breaking news that the United States is in … Continue reading
The IJFAB Blog editors have been on break to focus on family during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter holidays. We will be posting some great new content this coming week including reflections by a bioethicist obstetrician, reflections on disability and bioethics, … Continue reading
A recent study has shown that birth rates increase by 5% on days with temperatures over 90 degrees. Additionally, the World Health Organization notes that higher air temperatures have been linked to heat stroke and higher pollen levels, which can … Continue reading
In case you missed it, in June of 2019, Nature covered efforts by the multinational African Academy of Sciences (AAS), founded in 1985, to develop ethical guidelines on handling data. Their goal: to make sure that Africans benefit from research … Continue reading
A recent article has brought attention to a troubling policy in Poland surrounding the use of surplus frozen embryos left over from in-vitro fertilization treatment (IVF). IVF requires fertilization of an egg outside of the womb, and embryos not used … Continue reading
