Human rights and bioethics: free public lecture
10th November 2004
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As part of the World Congress of Bioethics being held in Australia this week for the first time, two of the world’s leading authorities on bioethics will participate in a debate at UNSW.
Professors George Annas and Alex Capron will debate the topic Why Bother with Human Rights, and What Do They Have to Do with Bioethics?
Professor Annas from Boston University is the author/editor of twelve books on health law and bioethics and has written a play Shelley’s Brain, which has been performed in Australia and the United States. Professor Capron is the first Director of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law at the World Health Organisation.
“This lecture will question whether human rights and bioethics are different names for the same thing (at least within health care), or if they are very different approaches,” said Congress President and UNSW Associate Professor Paul McNeill of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
“The Congress at UNSW will also challenge people’s ideas on what is included in bioethics and the manner of addressing these issues by different cultures,” said Professor McNeill. “People think of bioethics as about cloning and genetics – but it is much broader than that. It is about things which affect large numbers of people from ethics surrounding indigenous and refugee health through to equity of care.”
The 7th biennial Congress is hosted by UNSW.
What: Public Lecture – Why Bother with Human Rights and What Do They Have to Do with Bioethics?
Where: Sir John Clancy Auditorium, the University of New South Wales
When: 7pm, Wednesday 10 November
For more information, go to the website.
For press passes to the Congress, or for further information, please contact: Susi Hamilton, UNSW Media unit, tel. 9385 1583, 0422 934 024.
Professors George Annas and Alex Capron will debate the topic Why Bother with Human Rights, and What Do They Have to Do with Bioethics?
Professor Annas from Boston University is the author/editor of twelve books on health law and bioethics and has written a play Shelley’s Brain, which has been performed in Australia and the United States. Professor Capron is the first Director of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law at the World Health Organisation.
“This lecture will question whether human rights and bioethics are different names for the same thing (at least within health care), or if they are very different approaches,” said Congress President and UNSW Associate Professor Paul McNeill of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
“The Congress at UNSW will also challenge people’s ideas on what is included in bioethics and the manner of addressing these issues by different cultures,” said Professor McNeill. “People think of bioethics as about cloning and genetics – but it is much broader than that. It is about things which affect large numbers of people from ethics surrounding indigenous and refugee health through to equity of care.”
The 7th biennial Congress is hosted by UNSW.
What: Public Lecture – Why Bother with Human Rights and What Do They Have to Do with Bioethics?
Where: Sir John Clancy Auditorium, the University of New South Wales
When: 7pm, Wednesday 10 November
For more information, go to the website.
For press passes to the Congress, or for further information, please contact: Susi Hamilton, UNSW Media unit, tel. 9385 1583, 0422 934 024.
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