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The world is full of bioethics. Here is a selection of resources in English.

The Innovative Bioethics Forum is a diverse international coalition interested in critical bioethics. Its mission is twofold: first, to ensure that those affected by science, medicine, and technology are properly at the forefront of initiatives to determine and implement ethical solutions impacting wellness, health, and health care; and, second, to explore the use of public engagement and policy beyond public health for the betterment of health and wellness. Incorporating social sciences, humanities, and diverse perspectives, the forum applies critical thinking, analysis, and theory, challenging common assumptions and the bioethics status quo.

Voices in Bioethics is a multidisciplinary bioethics publication operating in partnership with Columbia University Libraries.

The Hastings Center is the first research institute in bioethics (founded in 1969) and still a major hub for the field. We are actively staying in touch with the staff of the Center. We especially recommend the Hastings Center Report, which is also accessible to people less acquainted with the field.

The Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School is an important part of the field. We are also actively staying in contact with the staff of the Center.

The Community Ethics Committee (CEC) is a diverse group of citizens from the Greater Boston area who meet regularly to provide public input on ethical aspects of health care. The Medical Ethics & Me Blog regularly comments on the themes addressed by the CEC.

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

The Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics works in close collaboration with the Hastings Center.

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics is a center for practically engaged ethics at Georgetown University. Established in 1971 with a founding interest in medical ethics, it is one of the oldest academic ethics centers in the world. The institute also publishes the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, which is a major publication in bioethics.

The Edmund D. Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University.

Bioethics is a major bioethics publication.

The American Journal of Bioethics.

The Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics.

The Journal of Medical Ethics.

Bioethics Forum offers an open platform for bioethics discussion.

Bioethics.net offers news and views on various themes in bioethics.

The Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB) at the Uppsala University.

The University of Tartu Centre for Ethics.

The Centre for Medical Ethics (CME) the University of Oslo.

The Centre for Bioethics and Nanoethics at the Aarhus University.

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

The Ethox Centre at the University of Oxford.

The Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford.

The Centre for Ethics at the University of Bristol.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent, UK-based body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine.

The UKCEN Clinical Ethics Network is based in the UK.

The Nordic Committee on Bioethics aims to foster cooperation between the Nordic countries by bringing together representatives from different backgrounds to discuss and analyze issues in bioethics in order to achieve greater awareness, promote common understanding, improve policy-making and present internationally a Nordic perspective on bioethical challenges.

Bioethics at the Council of Europe.

Bioethics at UNESCO. See also UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Finnish Unit.

The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE).