CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger interviews Yves Moreau, professor of engineering at the University of Leuven, Belgium. His research is located at the interface between artificial intelligence and genetics, focusing in particular on mass surveillance technology. SHOW NOTES "Unethical studies on Chinese minority groups are being retracted — but not fast enough, critics say," Nature, https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00170-0  "US company must stop supplying China’s regime...

As you may know, April marks the end of our fiscal year, so our Executive Director, Dr. Eppinette, provides updates on some of the work we’ve been doing and some of the plans we have for the future. Read the full letter Give Now: https://give.tiu.edu/CBHD --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cbhd/message

This is a special episode of the podcast featuring the second half of our own Barbenheimer, a phenomenon you may remember from the summer of 2023 when both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenhiemer were in theaters. Both of these movies highlight themes relevant to our consideration of bioethics, and so, with Oscar season upon us, we are featuring pieces by CBHD staff members exploring the nexus of film and bioethics. In this episode, CBHD Research Analyst Heather...

This is a special episode of the podcast featuring the first half of our own "Barbenheimer," a phenomenon you may remember from the summer of 2023 when both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Movie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were in theaters. Both of these movies highlight themes relevant to our consideration of bioethics, and so with Oscar season upon us, we are featuring pieces in this episode and the next by CBHD staff members exploring the nexus of film and bioethics. In this episode, CBHD...

In this talk, Dr. Stephen Greggo, Chair of the Counseling Department and Professor of Counseling at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, part of our host institution, responds to and extends Dr. Megan Best’s presentation, which we featured on the previous episode of the bioethics podcast, on the moral status of the embryo and other ethical issues that arise at the beginning of life, which are especially relevant to the conversations happening in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent...

The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling regarding cryogenically preserved human embryos raises numerous questions about the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF), the moral status of human embryos, the cryopreservation of embryos, the status of embryos as a matter of law, and more.  These are questions that we at The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity have been addressing for 30 years now. We have a number of resources on our website that speak to these and other questions...

This episode of the podcast features an article written by our Executive Director on recent developments in artificial intelligence, particularly within the realm of healthcare. What do we need to know about these rapidly developing new technologies, and how might Christians think about and respond to AI? Show Notes: FREE Lecture, in person OR online, "How Assisted Dying Creates New Realities: Looking back on 40 Years of Euthanasia Experience," by Theo Boer, PhD....

As we close out 2023, our Executive Director wanted to take a few minutes to talk about where we’ve been this year and where we’re planning to go next year. Show Notes: Our 31st annual conference, The Future of Health: Faith, Ethics, and our MedTech World, June 27–29, 2024 Intersections: "Artificial Intelligence: More than Byte-Sized Issues" YouTube: "Our Executive Director On the Newly Approved CRISPR Gene Editing Treatment" Our thought leadership in the arena of bioethics is more...

In this episode of the podcast, we try something new and different. CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema, and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger discuss current bioethics news items posted on bioethics.com. Topics they discuss include artificial intelligence, CAR-T therapy, medical debt, and ways churches and individuals might care well for those in their congregations and communities who are going through a time of illness. To keep up with all...

In this episode of the podcast—our second ever video episode—we have an address given by William Hurlbut, MD, of Stanford University on genomic editing.  This is a topic that is much in the news – in fact, the United Kingdom has just become the first country to approve a treatment using the gene editing technique known as CRISPR.  But what, exactly is genomic editing, what opportunities does it provide, what challenges come with it, and for those of the Christian faith, how do our...

In this edition of the podcast, our Executive Director, Matthew Eppinettte, provides an update on the work of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, framed by what he sees as the most pressing bioethics issues of the coming years. We cannot do the work of unpacking and addressing these vital topics without your help. Your donation today will help us continue to advance our research on these and other vital areas of life and health.   With your help—and only with your help—will...

This episode of the podcast features our Executive Director's Plenary Address from 30th annual summer conference. In the talk, he makes a few comments on the history of bioethics over the past 30 years before spending the bulk of the time talking about the present state of bioethics and what it might look like in the coming years. Are you a member of CBHD? If so, thank you! If not, join today. By becoming a member of The Center of Bioethics & Human Dignity, you gain access to content...

Welcome to our first video podcast! This episode features Dr. Gilbert Meilaender’s presentation of the 2023 John F. Kilner Bioethics Lectureship from March of this year. The lecture is entitled "The Meaning of Children: Competing Narratives," and it encourages us to consider whether it is best to view children as gifts to be received or projects to be undertaken, and what each view indicates regarding our own humanity. Also, please save the date June 27–29, 2024, for our 31st annual...

As we prepare for our 30th annual conference, this episode of The Bioethics Podcast features a plenary addresses from our 2002 conference, "Bioethics at the Bedside." The speaker is the late Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, and in this address he looks at issues of justice with respect to the physician-patient relationship.  Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD was Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and the founding director of the Center for Clinical Bioethics,...

As we prepare for our 30th annual conference – The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited, June 22-24, available in person and online – this podcast episode features another of the plenary addresses from the very first conference, The Christian Stake in Bioethics, in 1994. Our speaker in this episode is the late Dr. Allen Verhey, and in this address, he takes a careful look at the concept of autonomy and compares it to Martin Luther’s Freedom of the Christian. Dr. Allen Verhey was...

In this episode of The Bioethics Podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette shares an update on the Center. In short, as we approach the end of our fiscal year on April 30, we need to raise $60,000 to maintain our momentum and continue providing leadership in supporting and training pastors and Christian thought leaders in the critically strategic areas of bioethics. The need for sound, biblical wisdom on the issues of bioethics has never been greater. We can meet these challenges...

In this episode of the podcast, we have a recent lecture by Michael J. Sleasman, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Director of Bioethics Degree Programs at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Trinity International University. His lecture is entitled “From Science Fiction to Reality: The Bioethics of Emerging Technologies” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cbhd/message

As we look forward to our 30th annual conference – The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited, June 22-24 – this episode of the podcast looks back to the very first address from the very first conference, way back in May of 1994. In this address, Dr. Cameron identifies a profound cultural shift in public life, in institutions, and in professions that has seen each of these areas move away from Judeo-Christian underpinnings. Cameron focuses on medicine and what he identifies, from the...

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First, CBHD Membership is now open -- become a member today! For information on the benefits of membership and to join, visit https://www.cbhd.org/sign-up Second, Conference Registration is now open -- and early bird pricing is in effect! The theme for this, our 30th annual conference, is The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited: Crucial Issues of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. It will take place June 22-24 on the campus of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. For...

Our first podcast episode of 2023 features the latest article from our Intersections forum, which is now hosted on our all-new website at cbhd.org. The article is entitled "Embodied Souls and Ensouled Bodies," and it was written by our own Bryan Just, MA. Bryan also serves as our reader for this episode.  If you had a chance yet, please do stop by and check out the all-new cbhd.org. It has a clean, easy-to-navigate design and works equally well on desktops, laptops, tablets, and...

In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette provides an end-of-year update and a preview of things to come in 2023. The challenges to life and health have only increased in significance. Genuinely Christian engagement is needed as much now as it has ever been. Please give as generously as you are able today! And please, please keep us in your prayers. Thank you in advance for your support. We are incredibly grateful for the work that has been given to us to do...

This episode of The Bioethics Podcast marks the launch of an all new cbhd.org website. The new website has a new look and feel and is mobile-friendly! In addition, we are moving our Intersections Forum (and the other content from Everyday Bioethics) to cbhd.org.  To mark this occasion, we’ve reposted one of the first Intersections entries, entitled “Why Intersections?,” this time titling it “‘Why Intersections?’ Revisited,” and adding an editor’s note of introduction. The latest...

This episode is all about a new book just released by The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity entitled Bioethics in Real Life: Lessons We’re Learning from COVID-19. While we may be a bit weary of thinking about COVID, this book is actually forward-looking. It asks: what can we take away from the COVID experience that will help us face similar challenges that will surely arise in the future? CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette introduces the book, its editors, its authors, and its...