[Online] Ethical Concerns regarding Abandoned Embryos
Details
This will be an online Zoom meeting. Please RSVP on our Meetup for this event to get access to the Zoom link. See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm. You can join the meeting starting at 10:30 am for our open social. After 12:30 pm, we will also have an extended discussion for half an hour, until 1:00 pm.
Our featured speaker will be Nipa Chauhan, a bioethicist from Toronto, specializing in reproductive ethics, public policy, and public engagement. Nipa takes pride in her personal and professional accomplishments, including working as a Bioethics Associate at a Toronto teaching hospital; she does research, talks and teaching. Nipa founded Café Bioethics, an internationally renowned and award-winning bioethics literacy project.
Objectives:
- Gain insight into the ethical and legal intricacies surrounding abandoned embryos in the Canadian healthcare landscape.
- Delve into the delicate and challenging role of fertility clinics within this area, exploring responsibilities, dilemmas, and potential solutions.
- Conduct a comprehensive and critical analysis of relevant case studies and scholarly literature within the Canadian context, fostering a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding abandoned embryos and their implications for reproductive ethics.
For more information about Nipa and her work, please visit www.nipachauhan.com.
We will also be having live music! Our featured musician will be Erik Bleich. Erik Bleich (🔊”Bleach”) is a fogged up mirror in a fever dream. Reflecting light in the darkest nights. Projecting shadow puppets on the wall of the cave.
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Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!
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