Resources

Nuffield Council on Bioethics
www.nuffieldbioethics.org
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body examining and reporting on the ethical issues associated with biological and medical research in order to facilitate policy making. The Council's website is available at: http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/.

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
www.cbhd.org
The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity is a non-profit organization funded by private groups dedicated to supplying information regarding bioethical issues, such as euthanasia, genetic intervention, and assisted reproductive technologies. Many of the resources and viewpoints are from a Christian perspective. The website is available at: http://www.cbhd.org/aboutcbhd/.

Council for Responsible Genetics
www.gene-watch.org
The Council for Responsible Genetics is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded to distribute information about emerging social, ethical, and environmental issues in biotechnology. The Council also produces a newsletter called GeneWatch and maintains a website which can be found here: .

National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences
www.ccne-ethique.fr/english/start.htm
The National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences was established by French governmental decree but now is an independent authority whose mission is to "give opinions on ethical problems and societal issues raised by progress in the fields of biology, medicine, and health." The website, which includes opinions, reports, and related information, is available at: http://www.ccne-ethique.fr/english/start.htm.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/index.htm
The Human Genetics Advisory Committee (HGAC) of the National Health and Medical Research Council was established to provide advice to the Australian government pertaining to the ethical, legal, and social issues of human genetics and related technologies. The website is available at: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about/committees/hgac/index.htm.

Italian National Bioethics Committee
www.palazzochigi.it/bioetica/eng/index.html
The Italian National Bioethics Committee was established to make available information and produce opinions and reports concerning biomedical and genetic research for reference in policy making. The Committee's website can be found at: http://www.palazzochigi.it/bioetica/eng/index.html.

European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
http://ec.europa.eu/european_group_ethics/index_en.htm
The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies is composed of 15 appointed experts and is charged with the task of examining ethical questions arising from science and technology. The Group's website can be found here: .

International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO
www.unesco.org/ibc
The International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO fosters an international discussion on the social, cultural, legal, and ethical implications of scientific progress. The website, which includes declarations and other resources, is available at: http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1372&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html.

National: Policy and Ethics
http://www.genome.gov/PolicyEthics
The National Human Genome Research Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, maintains a website devoted to ethical, legal, and social issues related to genetic research and technologies. The site contains a policy and legislation database as well as links to publications, resources, and other websites which can be found here: .

HumGen
www.humgen.umontreal.ca/en/
Humgen is a searchable human genetics policy database containing legislation, publications, and reports concerning genetic testing, cloning, gene therapy, intellectual property, and other related topics. The website, which includes a newsletter, can be found here: .

President's Council on Bioethics
http://www.bioethics.gov/

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/

USHMM Exhibit, "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race"
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/

Records of the American Eugenics Society and the Eugenics Record Office, American Philosophical Society Library
http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/mole/a/aes.htm
http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/mole/e/ero.htm

Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement, Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/

PBS, "A Science Odyssey: Eugenics"
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dh23eu.html

Online biography and information about Francis Galton, the founder of eugenics, from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Mathematicians/Galton.html

Additional information about Francis Galton
http://www.mugu.com/galton/

Additional bibliographical material about eugenics, National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/publications/scopenotes/sn28.htm

National Institutes of Health
Bioethics Resources on the Web http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/

National Catholic Bioethics Center
http://www.ncbcenter.org/home.html

Human Biotechnology Governance Forum at SAIS
http://www.biotechgov.org/

Also suggested:
A list of recent essays and reviews by IBHF fellows and scholars about eugenics:

"Eugenics: Sacred and Profane"
Rosen, Christine, The New Atlantis, Summer 2003.
Online at: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/archive/2/rosen.htm

"Why Not Artificial Wombs?"
The New Atlantis, Fall 2003.
Online at: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/archive/3/rosen.htm

"Remember Then, Now"
National Review Online, March 3, 2005.
Online at: http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/rosen200503030739.asp

"Of Genes and Genomes: Where is the Science of Life Taking Us?"
The Weekly Standard, June 13, 2005.
Online at: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/693vjaxv.asp

Latest News on Eugenics and Bioethics:

New Scientist
www.newscientist.com

American Journal of Bioethics
http://www.bioethics.net/ and AJOB Editor's Blog: http://blog.bioethics.net/

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