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The Ethics of Globalizing Bioethics

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: In the last decade, there have been efforts to globalize the field of bioethics, particularly in developing countries, where biomedical and other research is increasingly taking place. We describe and evaluate some key ethical criticisms directed towards these initiatives, and argue that while they may be marked by ethical, practical, and political tensions and pitfalls, they can nevertheless play an important role in stimulating critical bioethics culture in countries vulnerable to exploitation by foreign agencies and/or their own authorities.

Source: Ethics in Biology Engineering and Medicine An International Journal

DOI: 10.1615/ethicsbiologyengmed.2012004265

Authors: Stuart Rennie, Bavon Mupenda

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ecole de santé publique de Kinshasa

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and bioethics in healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fogarty International Center

Award: Strengthening Bioethics Capacity and Justice in Health