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Mepham: Bioethics 2e

Part 2: Bioethics and human futures

Chapter 04: The biology of poverty

Up-to-date policy information and statistical data are available on numerous agency websites. For example:

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - Millennium Development Goals
www.undp.org/mdg/
Provides access to the annual Human Developments reports.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
www.unfpa.org/
This site promotes the right of every man, woman and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunities.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
http://www.fao.org/
An organization that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

Chapter 05: Fertility and morality

Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
www.hfea.gov.uk
The HFEA licenses all UK clinics offering ART services and has a key role in formulating policy on embryo experimentation.

Reproductive technologies and surrogacy (L M Hinman)
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/LMH/Papers/introduction%20to%20Reproductive%20Technologies.html
A useful source of ideas in applied ethics, maintained by a philosopher.

Two Wikipedia articles defining the pro-choice and pro-life position on abortion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-choice and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-life

Chapter 06: Genomics, eugenics and integrity

Human Genetics Commission
www.hgc.gov.uk
The UK Government’s advisory body. It has produced several useful reports.

Nuffield Council on Bioethics
www.nuffieldbioethics.org/
A leading UK independent bioethics committee. It has published a number of influential reports over the past decade.

The UK Biobank
http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
The newly established database which aims to link medical records to biochemical and genetic analyses.