
Judeo-Christian World-View
Based Links:
http://www.cbhd.org
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity is an excellent
beginning site to understand current issues in medical ethics from a
Judeo-Christian perspective.
http://www.cmdahome.org
Christian Medical and Dental Association has a
bioethics section that lays the groundwork for basic Christian positions
in the various areas of current health care issues and dilemmas.
http://www.lindeboominstituut.nl.
This site provides clear Christian postions on
bioethiccal issues with from a Western European perspective.
www.biotechpolicy.org
Reflections on Christian principles as they impact
advances in biotechnology are found here. www.thecbc.org This is a good
local California bay area resource site with some international items
of interest.
http://www.llu.edu/llu/bioethics/
This site addresses clinical issues in medical
ethics from an Seventh Day Adventist perspective.
Other Western Worldviews:
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/kie/
Access to the National Bioethics Archives
can be found in this site. Although not strictly utilitarian some approaches
seem to find their basis there.
http://www.midbio.org/
The Midwest Bioethics Center integrates community
into pragmatic approaches in crafting guidlelines and policies. Most
of their interesting literature is availible for a nominal fee.
http://www.med.upenn.edu/bioethic/index.shtml
The University of Pennsylvania site has outstanding
discussions for those trying to understand what this filed is about.
It also contains secular opinions on various bioethical dilemmas and
is influential in public policy.
http://www.mcw.edu/bioethics
The Medical College of Wisconsin website offers
among other things "free" bioethics abstract service.
US Government Sites:
www.bioethics.gov
This site provides official reports prepared by
the United States President's select bioethics committee.
http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics
The National Institute of Health Site has a plethora
of valuable information and links.
Bioethics Societies and
Associations:
http://www.asbh.org/
This is the American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities site. It is quite professional and predominately utilitarian
in emphasis.
http://www.ncbcenter.org/home.html
The National Roman Catholic Bishops site is
located here.
http://www.cbhd.org/
This site is primarily conservative Christian
in tradition.
A list of numerous bioethics
links national and international can be found below:
Center for Healthcare Ethics