Bioethics

General Resources

• Bioethics Central Genome News Network
  "A Guide to Primary Documents and Resources"
• Bioethics Resources on the Web National Institutes of Health
• Dialogue on Science, Ethics, & Religion American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Ethics Updates Edited by Lawrence M. Hinman of the U. of San Diego
  Covers many bioethics issues

Academic Centers

• Berman Institute of Bioethics Johns Hopkins U.
• Center for Bioethics U. of Minnesota
• Center for the Study of Bioethics Medical College of Wisconsin
• Centre for Applied Ethics U. of British Columbia
• Joint Centre for Bioethics U. of Toronto
  Includes "News Flash" working papers on topics of interest
• Kennedy Institute of Ethics Georgetown U.
  • Library & Information Services "where bioethics research begins..."
• Penn Center for Bioethics U. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  Includes bioethics.net
• Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE) Stanford School of Medicine

Associations & Organizations

• American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)
• Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO)
• Canadian Bioethics Society
• The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity (CBHD)
• The Greenwall Foundation
  Provides funding for bioethics research, education, collaboration, etc. Lists past grants awarded.
• The Hastings Center
• The National Catholic Bioethics Center
• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) "Advancing Ethical Research Through Education and Policy"

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Federal Resources

• Bioethics Information Resources Nat'l Library of Medicine
• National Bioethics Advisory Commission Publications *charter expired Oct. 3, 2001*
• National Center for Ethics in Health Care Veterans Health Administration
• President's Council on Bioethics
• Protecting Human Subjects U.S. Department of Energy

Genetics Bioethics

• Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics (CIRGE) Stanford for
• The Council for Responsible Genetics
  This not-for-profit group opposes genetic patents and genetically-engineered food. They have written a "Genetic Bill of Rights."
• Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
• ELSI - Human Genome Project U. of Kansas Medical Center
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program National Human Genome Research Institute
• Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Nat'l Office of Public Health Genomics, CDC
• Genethics.ca: the Genetics & Ethics page (Canada)
• Genetics & Public Policy Center
• Human Genome Project: Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues
  Maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy & National Institutes of Health (sponsors of the Human Genome Project). This is the "official" HGP ELSI site.
• HumGen - Human genetics U. of Montreal
  Provides genetic policy information.
• Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• National Information Resource on Ethics & Human Genetics Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown U.
• Policy & Ethics National Human Genome Research Institute

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Health Care Bioethics

• The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
• Biotechnology and Health Care Ethics Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara U.
• Center for Biomedical Ethics U. of Virginia
• Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care U. of Buffalo
• Center for Ethics in Health Care Oregon Health Sciences U.
• Center for  Practical Bioethics
• Centre for Bioethics Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
• Codes of Ethics Online: Health Care Center for Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
  Online Codes of Ethics for health care professionals
• Consortium Ethics Program
  "A collaborative effort of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law, the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania and its institutional members."
• Ethics in Medicine U. of Washington School of Medicine
• HealthCare Ethics EthicsWeb.ca (Canada)
  Administered by Chris MacDonald, PhD.
• Stem Cell Information National Institutes of Health
  Includes guidelines for research involving pluripotent stem cells.

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International Resources

• Australian Bioethics Information
  Includes newsletter BioEdge
• Bioethics UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
  • International Bioethics Committee
• BioethicsWeb Intute UK
  Searchable catalog of Internet sites and resources covering biomedical ethics
• German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Science
  Includes Bioethics Literature Database BELIT
• Eubios Ethics Institute
• European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies European Union
• International Association of Bioethics (IAB)
• The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics: The Catholic bioethics centre in London, England
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics London

Search Aids and Bibliographic Tips

• Search the Internet
  Want more? Here you'll find a collection of search engines, indexes and directories.
• Internet Resources Citation Guides
  Learn how to cite information found on the Net in a bibliography.
• Evaluating Information Sources
• Writer's Handbook
  Produced by the Writing Center at UW-Madison. Contains tips on style, grammar, punctuation, and citing sources.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Information on finding and documenting sources in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.