Recent scientific advances have made solid organ xenotransplantation (the transplantation of an animal organ into a human being) seem achievable in the next five years. In this seminar (September 25, 2008) Jennifer Girod, J.D., Ph.D., a faculty investigator of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics and an associate with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, explored [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 19, 2008
Confronting the Ethics of Pandemic Influenza: The 2008 Summit of the States
The Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Indiana State Department of Health and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials recently convened a two-day national event addressing the ethical issues of preparing for an influenza pandemic. State health officers and other senior public health officials from thirty-five U.S. states and territories convened in Indianapolis [...]
