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	The Squire Family Foundation is inaugurating a new project, Student Voices. This page on the SFF site as well as a soon-to-be launched blog will serve to provide young philosophers with the opportunity to express themselves and to communicate with one another across the United States and around the world.

	EthicShare is a research and collaboration Web site for scholars working in the field of ethics. Developed with an initial focus on bioethics, the EthicShare collection features scholarly articles, books, archival and digital objects, popular press literature, dissertations, and commission reports, as well as blogs and other sources.

	NIH Videocasts of bioethics meetings, lectures, and conferences.

Curricula

	NWABR's Ethics Primer provides over 170 pages of lesson ideas, ethics background, and decision-making frameworks. Many of the materials have been contributed by experienced bioethics educators at the high school and college levels. Available free of charge.

	The High School Bioethics Curriculum Project is a project of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. The goal of the Project is to provide high school teachers with the necessary materials, training, and resources to incorporate bioethics cases, issues and discussions into their existing courses, whether these courses be in the social sciences, sciences, or humanities.

In Print

	Mind Wars by Jonathan Moreno (Dana Press, 2006) is provocative book that reads like an edge-of-your seat investigation into the intertwining worlds of science, technology, and government, Mind Wars is the first ever systematic overview of brain research and national security.
	Neuroethics, edited by Judy Illis, (Oxford, 2005) addresses questions such as, Will having a new biology of the brain through imaging make us less responsible for our behavior and lose our free will? Should certain brain scan studies be disallowed on the basis of moral grounds? Why is the media so interested in reporting results of brain imaging studies? What ethical lessons from the past can best inform the future of brain imaging?
	Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science by Walter Glannon (Dana Press, 2007) is an authoritative record of the emerging ideas that are defining neuroethics.
	Questions: Philosophy for Young People is a unique forum for the philosophical questions - and answers - of young people and their teachers. Each topical issue contains philosophical discussions, drawings, philosophical writing by students in an easy to read newsletter format.
	The American Journal of Bioethics & AJOB Neuroscience

On Video
	Bioethics and the Book of Life. Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. In brief 10-15 minute segments ranging from cloning, designer babies, stem cell research, the human gnome project and Peter Singer, this video uses interviews with scientists, bioethicists and religious leaders to examine some of the issues raised. It is a good introduction and conversation starter with a booklet as well.
	Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History. Channel thirteen/WNET New York. Expanding issues of bioethics to include the rights of animals, this video looks at how our closest relative, chimpanzees, have been treated (or mistreated!) in scientific experiments. It also shows sanctuaries that are giving them care and dignity.
	Dax’s Case. Filmmakers Library. This 55 minute video from the 80’s includes interviews with Donald “Dax” Cowart, his mothers and the doctors and nurses involved in his case. Burned badly in an accident as a young man, Dax wanted to be allowed to die and was not given the opportunity. He maintains, to this day, that he had the right.
	Gattaca: A futuristic look at some of the implications of genetic engineering. Will the young man with poor eyesight and weak heart, discriminated against as an “invalid” in his society, be able to overcome the odds and reach his dream? Starring Ethan Hawke and Jude Law.
	Health, Money and Fear: Paul Hochfeld. This dvd was produced by an emergency room doctor and in a very stragithforward and compelling way makes the argument that the healthcare system and the pharamceutical industry need to be changed. In 10-14 minute segments, this video shows how important it is to take into consideration the cultural component when looking at bioethical issues. Why does an Afghani Muslim with cancer not do chemotherapy? Why does the grandmother of a Cambodian child not want her to have a lifesaving operation?
	Organs for Sale. Filmmakers library. The sale of body organs is a globalized business. This video follows people in Denmark who are in need of a kidney and the decisions they make. One man goes to Pakistan where a hospital offers kidney surgery. But who are the people selling their kidneys? What happens to them? What happens to the Westerners who flock to such hospitals?
	Pay It Forward: For anyone doing a unit on altruism, this is a lovely “must see.” It is the story of a boy who comes up with the idea that instead of paying someone back for a good deed, you “pay it forward.” Lives are changed as a result. But be forwarned: it’s sad at the end.

	The Constant Gardener: What role should international pharmaceuticals have in proper health research and delivery of drugs to poor women in Africa? Based on the novel by John Le Carre, this movie stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.
	The Sea Inside: This movie by Alejandro Amenabar with Javiar Bardem explores the true story of a paraplegic Spaniard who wants to commit suicide. Issues of autonomy, family etc. give poignancy and drama.
	World’s Apart: A Four-Part Series on Cross-Cultural Healthcare: In these four 10-14 minute segments real people with real health issue make decisions influenced by cultural values. Why does an Afghani Muslim with cancer choose not to have chemotherapy? Why does a Cambodian grandmother not want her granddaughter to have a life-saving operation?

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