Provisional Programme
| Thursday, 23 April 2009 |
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| 08.30-09.00 |
Opening of the meeting |
| R.Edwards, UK - C.Sureau, France |
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| SESSION ONE | Ethics of Embryo Research |
| Chairmen: To be selected |
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| 09.00-09.30 |
Creating embryos for research |
| Pierre Jouannet, France |
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| 09.30-10.00 |
The relevance and significance of embryo research |
| Guido De Wert, Belgium | |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Ethical considerations on cloning |
| To be selected |
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| 10.30-10.50 |
Coffee break |
| 10.50-11.20 |
Embryonic chimeras: monstrosity or an aid to research? |
| Naren Patel, UK |
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| 11.20-11.50 |
Ethical considerations in embryonic gene therapy: arguments in favour |
| Guido Pennings, Belgium |
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| 11.50-12.20 |
Ethical considerations in embryonic gene therapy: arguments against |
| Monica Lopez Barahona, Spain |
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| 12.20-13.00 |
Discussion |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
| SESSION TWO |
Moral Status of Embryos and Foetuses |
| Chairmen: To be selected |
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| 14.00-14.30 |
A secular viewpoint |
| Maurizio Mori, Italy |
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| 14.30-15.00 |
The Christian tradition and its evolution |
| Teresa Iglesias Rozas, Ireland |
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| 15.00-15.30 |
Judaism and pre-natal life |
| John Harris, U.K |
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| 15.30.15.50 |
Coffee break |
| 15.50-16.20 |
Embryos, foetuses and the Islamic tradition |
| Gamal Serour, Egypt | |
| 16.20-16.50 |
Embryos and foetuses in the Buddhist tradition |
| Matthieu Ricard |
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| 16.50-17.20 |
Refusing caesarean section or foetal treatment : ethical conduct |
| Claude Sureau, France |
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| 17.20-18.00 |
Discussion |
| Friday, 24 April 2009 |
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| SESSION THREE |
Surrogacy |
| Chairmen: To be selected |
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| 08.30-09.00 |
Regulations and laws |
| To be selected |
|
| 09.00-09.30 |
Indications for surrogacy (is there a social indication?) |
| To be selected |
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| 09.30-10.00 |
Full surrogacy, partial surrogacy, or gamete donation? |
| to be selected |
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| 10.00-10.20 |
Coffee break |
| 10.20-10.50 |
Payment, compensation or gratuity? |
| Françoise Shenfield, UK and France |
|
| 10.50 -11.20 |
The offspring of surrogacy |
| Susan Golombok, U.K |
|
| 11.20-11.50 |
The ethics of surrogacy |
| Edgar Dahl, Germany |
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| 11.50-12.30 |
Discussion |
| 12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
| SESSION FOUR |
Stem Cells Research and its Applications |
| Chairmen: To be selected |
|
| 13.30-14.00 |
The need for embryonic stem-cells research |
| To be selected |
|
| 14.00-14.30 |
The foetus as a source of embryonic stem cells |
| To be selected |
|
| 14.30-15.00 |
Stem cells from cord and the ethics of cord blood banking |
| Eliane Gluckman, France |
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| 15.00-15.15 |
Coffee break |
| 15.15-15.45 |
Saviour baby: is it ethical? |
| B.M. Haas (to be confirmed) |
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| 15.45-16.15 |
The foetus as a target of stem cell therapy: moral considerations |
| Wolfgang Holzegrave, Switzerland | |
| 16.15-16.50 |
Discussion |
| 16.50-17.00 |
Closing address |
| Robert Edwards |
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