A panel discussion, “New Beginnings & Troubled Ends: Religion and Bioethics from an International Perspective,” will focus on the intersection and challenges of religion and bioethics, and how religion informs discussions on topics such as genetic engineering, stem cell research, physician assisted suicide, just allocation of resources, pandemic response and global challenges in bioethics.
Kevin T. FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Ph.D., Dr. David Lauler Chair of Catholic Health Care Ethics, Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University and associate professor, Department of Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center; Henk A.M.J. ten Have, M.D., Ph.D., professor and director, Center for Healthcare Ethics at Duquesne University; Sr. Nuala Kenny, OC, M.D., FRCPC, professor emeritus of Bioethics at Dalhousie University and Ethics and Health Policy adviser to the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada.