Inaugural SNF Global Bioethics Scholars, reproductive ethics webinar series, we need you
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October 30, 2025
Meet the Inaugural SNF Global Bioethics Scholars New Hastings pathway program for early-career bioethics researchers in low- and middle-income countries
A physician who cares for patients, trains medical students, and conducts research in a city on the frontline in eastern Ukraine aims to strengthen bioethics infrastructure in her country and in conflict-affected regions globally. She is one of the seven early-career bioethics researchers in low- and middle-income countries and territories selected for the inaugural cohort of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program at The Hastings Center for Bioethics. Read more.
Testing Embryos: How Far Should We Go? Hastings Center webinar series launches on December 3
Embryo testing is advancing fast—but how far is too far? How and where do we draw the line between preventing disease and selecting for “desirable” traits? What are the ethical implications for parents, children, clinicians, and society at large? Join us for “Testing Embryos: How Far Should We Go?”, the first webinar in our new series, “Frontiers in the Ethics of Human Reproduction.” Wednesday, December 3, 6-7:30 pm Eastern Time. Learn more and register.
What Should You Know About Disability Ethics? This and more in our latest Bioethics Chats episode
Joel Michael Reynolds -- an internationally recognized expert on disability ethics -- revealed one thing about disability ethics that everybody should know, but a lot of people don’t. It’s not, “I minus this thing from my experience,” he said. “That’s not actually how disability works.” Read more and watch a video clip.
Our End-of-Year Appeal is Here And we need your support!
Federal funding we’ve historically relied on is at risk. As misinformation and polarization threaten trust and the common good, The Hastings Center for Bioethics remains steadfast in advancing justice, equity, inclusion, integrity, intellectual rigor, and moral courage. If you share our vision, please make your annual or monthly gift today.
PRIM&R Annual Conference. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will deliver the keynote address. November 7.
Healthcare Leadership Symposium. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will participate in a fireside chat with the president of SUNY Downstate. November 12.
Testing Embryos: How Far Should We Go? Hastings Center webinar, December 3.
Whose Child Is She/He? The Genetic Gestation Divide. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will give a talk at the Foundation for Reproductive Medicine conference. December 5.
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