Bioethics is the study of moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research. The term is also sometimes used more generally to describe ethical issues in the life sciences and the distribs to continue their work in a manner that is responsible and beneficial to society.

Center for Bioethics: Bioethics Internet Project  (http://www.med.upenn.edu/~bioethic/)
This is the Internet site for the Center for Bioethics.  This page is an ideal beginning point because it contains an introductory section about bioethics for beginners.  The page also contains a virtual library where related articles can be found.

Medical College of Wisconsin:  Bioethics Online Service  (http://www.mcw.edu/bioethics/)
This is the Bioethics Online Service of the Medical College of Wisconsin.  This page contains texts related to bioethics, bioethics announcements, and bioethics resources for the Internet.

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics   (http://ccme-mac4.bsd.uchicago.edu/CCMEHomePage.html)
This is the web site for the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. The web site contains links for bioethics resources, end of life issues, medical resources, legal resources, health care reform, and a list of bioethics search engines.

MedWeb: Bioethics   (http://www.gen.emory.edu/medweb/medweb.bioethics.html)
This is a link to the page related to bioethics on the MEDWEB research system.  The page contains a list of topics that are pertinent to
bioethics.  Each topic heading is a link to pertinent articles and web pages.

Department of Veterans Affairs,  National Center for Clinical Ethics  (http://wrjva1.hitchcock.org/ncce.html)
This is the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Clinical Ethics web site.  This page contains book reviews, ethical resources,
access to the departments ethics network, and current research conducted by the department.

International Calendar of Bioethics Events  (http://www2.umdnj.edu/ethicweb/upcome.htm)
This is a link to the International Calendar of Bioethics Events.  The calendar lists events related to bioethics that will be taking place,
throughout the world, over the next year.

Princeton University Student Bioethics Forum  (http://www.princeton.edu/~bioethic/journal/prelim.html)
This is a link to the Princeton University Student Bioethics Forum.  The page contains articles and discussion posted by students concerning
contemporary bioethical issues.

Bioethics Discussion Pages  (http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/)
This is a link to the Bioethics Discussion Pages.  This is a chat page moderated by Dr. Maurice Bernstein.  The site has a large number of pages
and each page is a discussion forum for different issues related to bioethics.

Biomedical Ethics: Readings on the Internet  (http://www.uwc.edu/fonddulac/faculty/rrigteri/biomed.htm)
The title of this site is Biomedical Ethics: Readings on the Internet. The site contains an updated list of articles about bioethics with links to
where they can be found.  There are a large number of articles that are sorted by topic headings.

Bioethics Bulletins   (http://www.ualberta.ca/~ethics/bio-bull.htm)
This is the Bioethics Bulletins web site and it contains publications of the Division of Bioethics and the Bioethics Centre.  The articles date back as far as 1993 and are written my numerous authors and cover multiple topics.
 

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