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The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

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Within a Judeo-Christian Hippocratic framework, we anticipate, interpret, and engage the pressing bioethical issues of our day.

The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity (CBHD) is a Christian academic research center at LeTourneau University focused on the complex and pressing ethical issues in medicine, science, and technology. The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity is a research center located at Trinity International University that explores the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity. As a center of rigorous research, theological and conceptual analysis, charitable critique, and thoughtful engagement, we bring clarity to the complex issues of our day.

10/12/2026

The Master of Arts in Bioethics at LeTourneau University has been fully approved and accredited. Courses begin in January, and students can start the degree in January, March, June, August, or October. See comments for links.

10/09/2026

This BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ Call for Proposals 2027 Conference on AI and Bioethics or Any Topic at the Intersections of Medicine, Science, Technology, and Our Common Humanity.
+ Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
+ AI Is Making a Mess of Nurses’ Schedules. They Say It’s a Safety Issue
+ We Implemented Canada’s Assisted Dying Law. We’re Concerned.

10/07/2026

Proposal Deadline: November 30, 2026
CBHD invites healthcare and other professionals, scholars, researchers, educators, and students to submit abstracts of papers that address questions associated with our conference theme, AI and bioethics, or that engage more broadly with other foundational and emerging bioethical issues raised at the intersections of medicine, science, technology, and our common humanity. For more information, see the Submission Guidelines at link in first comment.

10/02/2026

In the BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ Shared Convictions: CBHD and LeTourneau on Mission – Paul’s Ambiguity and Questions of Virtue
+ Young organs may not be a fountain of youth for recipients
+ ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror
+ Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
+ AI is eroding the barriers that kept biological weapons rare
+++ MORE +++

10/01/2026

The BIOETHICS MONTHLY is landing in inboxes.
+ Paul’s Ambiguity and Questions of Virtue
+ Martin Luther on Melancholy
+ Applications for the MA in Bioethics at LeTourneau University Now Open
+ Read and Discuss Paul Ramsey's Fabricated Man: The Ethics of Genetic Control with CBHD
+ World’s first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
+ Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
+ A Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient
+ Mothers for Sale
+ Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse’s cortex
+ First-ever case of euthanasia on very young child, 2, was handled well: Dutch committee

09/30/2026

There is still time for you to join The Bioethics Reading Group and read Paul Ramsey's classic _Fabricated Man: The Ethics of Genetic Control_ with us.

09/29/2026

New Intersections Entry in Our "Shared Convictions: CBHD and LeTourneau on Mission" Series—Paul’s Ambiguity and Questions of Virtue by Jonathan Wilcoxson, PhD

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At LeTourneau University, we are committed to scripture as the final norm for moral reasoning and the fountain of the virtuous life. This means we often bring our ethical questions to scripture, and rightly so. But sometimes scripture seems to resist our questions, refusing simple solutions but drawing us into an ongoing dialogue.

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Jonathan Wilcoxson serves as LeTourneau University’s chief of staff. He is an LETU alumnus, having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in History and Biblical Studies in 2009. He also earned an MA in Early Christian Studies and a PhD in Theology (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity) at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on social and cultural history and biblical interpretation in early Christianity, including the New Testament. He teaches occasionally as Assistant Professor of Theology at LETU.

"Shared Convictions: CBHD and LeTourneau on Mission” is a new series introducing CBHD’s partnership with LeTourneau University. Each piece highlights a different LeTourneau faculty or staff and will evidence the shared mission to produce theologically rich and biblically grounded explorations of key issues at the intersection of faith, science, and technology.
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09/25/2026

In the BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ Register Now to Read and Discuss Paul Ramsey's Fabricated Man: The Ethics of Genetic Control with CBHD
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+ These Mice Have Partly Human Brains
+ First-ever case of euthanasia on very young child, 2, was handled well: Dutch committee
+ 3-Year-Old Boy’s Cancer Disappears After He Gets Experimental Immunotherapy
+ Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
+ Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight
+++ MORE +++

09/24/2026

In October and November, CBHD's Bioethics Reading Group will read Paul Ramsey's Fabricated Man, along with a few essays on developments since this classic text was written.

We'd love to have you join us! Register at
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/cbhd-bioethics-reading-group

Full Schedule in the attached images and at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OAYM7I35Jhca6qfiK78QFsvBw8yv-q4G/view?usp=drive_link

09/19/2026

In This Week’s BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ BREAKING NEWS: Applications for the MA in Bioethics at LeTourneau University Now Open
+ INTERSECTIONS: Martin Luther on Melancholy
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/198691145627206761

+ Two AI researchers leave Anthropic and Google over safety concerns: ‘There are no adults in the room’
+ A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco
+ ‘Multifunctional’ brain implant translates speech and gestures in real time
+ Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse’s cortex
+++MORE+++

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2100 S. Mobberly Avenue
Deerfield, IL
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Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

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+18473178180

Website

https://cbhd.org/

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