EDUBIOETHICS Medical progress, human rights and bioethical education, multicultural and multireligious environment INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP The Beginning of Life ROME, Friday October 20th Aula Giubileo - Lumsa Via Porta Castello, 44 EDUBIOETHICS INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP The Beginning of Life ROME, Friday October 20th 8.30 Registration of participants 8.45 Greetings by G. Dalla Torre Rector of the University LUMSA (Italy) 9.00 Presentation of Edubioethics by C. Hervé University René Descartes-Paris V (France) 9.15 Introduction on Bioethical Teaching by L. Palazzani University LUMSA (Italy) 9.30 Presentation of the Workshop by S. Bauzon University Tor Vergata and LUMSA (Italy) 1st SESSION: EXTERNAL EXPERTISE ON THE BEGINNING OF LIFE Moderator: C. Hervé University René Descartes-Paris V (France) 9.45 The Catholic Approach by M. Calipari Pontifical Academy for Life 10.00 The Jewish Approach by R. di Segni Rome’s Chief Rabbi 10.15 The Muslim Approach by G. M Piccinelli University of Naples II 10.30 The Orthodox Approach by S. Tzitzis University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II 10.45 Which Approach in a Plural World? by C. Caporale President of InterGovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC-Unesco) 11.00 Coffee Break 2nd SESSION: INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEWS ON THE BEGINNING OF LIFE Moderator: M. Salvi Policy Advisor to the President of the EC Head of the EGE Secretariat 11.30 In the International Policies by M. Jean University of Montreal (Canada) Past President of International Bioethics Committee (IBC - Unesco) 11.45 In the European Policies by E. Agius University of Malta Member of European Group of Ethics (EGE - European Commission) 12.00 In the American Policies by E. Juengst Case Western Reserve University (USA) 12.15 Discussion with University Students and High School Pupils (Lycée Chateaubriand, Liceo Virgilio, Liceo Ebraico, Saint Stephen’s High School) 13.00 Lunch Break 3rd SESSION: ROUND TABLES 14.30 Moderator: S. Bauzon, University Tor Vergata and Lumsa (Rome, Italy) • Mª T. Lopez de la Vieja, University of Salamanca (Spain) Procréation assistée et recherche. • P. Girolami, P. Perlo, P. Simone, University of Turin (Italy) Instruction “donum vitae” (le don de la vie) et professionnels de santé. Entretiens et considérations. • M. Jean, B. Godard, University of Montreal (Canada) Beginning of life: an overview of the legal and ethical aspects in Canada. • C. Legouge, University René Descartes (Paris, France) Le juge et le début de la vie au travers du cas de l´enfant ne atteint d´un handicap non décelé pendant la grossesse. 16.30 Moderator: L. Palazzani, University Lumsa (Rome, Italy) • L. Benarovo, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Diagnostic preimplantatoire: enjeux juridiques et éthiques actuels en Suisse. • B. Abi Saleh, Lebanese University (Beirut, Lebanon) Beginning of life: the legal and ethical aspects in Lebanon. • C. Velayos Castelo, University of Salamanca (Spain) Reproductive human cloning: a bioethical perspective from Europe. • C. Ioan, University of GR. T. Popa (Iasi, Romania) Beginning of life. From abortion to medical assisted production: ethical and legislative issues in Romania. Discussion EUROPEAN COMMISSION SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Sixth Framework Programme Specific Support Action EDUBIOETHICS EDUBIOETHICS improves the existing educational programs on bioethics between 11 international University teams: University René Descartes (Paris, France) Coordinator University LUMSA (Rome, Italy) University of Salamanca (Spain) University of Turin (Italy) University of GR. T. POPA (Iasi, Romania) University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA) University of Montreal (Canada) Lebanese University (Beirut, Lebanon) University of Kurt Boesch (Sion, Switzerland) University of Malta (Malta) The educational corpus of EDUBIOETHICS will be built up in 3 workshops (beginning of life, organ procurement, end of life) during a 18 months period to enrich the partner’s programs, then disseminated, through internet, to others universities in each country, in their own bioethics programs for scientific and multidisciplinary discussions. The languages adopted are English and French (with simultaneous translation in the morning) Secreteriat: zini@lumsa.it