Susan Sherwin Wins Killam Prize
There is more money devoted to bioethics research in Canada than in the United States by a factor of ten. Seriously. Nobody seems to know how it happened, but unless you count the money allocated for study of ethics in nanotechnology in the U.S., Canada has lapped the U.S. nine times and continues to increase its devotion to the importance of bioethics research.
A recent example is the award to Dalhousie University philosopher Dr. Susan Sherwin of the Killam Prize for her work in feminist bioethics.
Sherwin says being awarded the $100,000 Killam Prize is simply overwhelming.Dalhousie's Department of Bioethics has exploded along with others in Canada, home to Canada Research Chair in bioethics holder Francoise Baylis , Nuala Kenny, and lots of other smart people, as well as a number of interesting and well funded projects in areas as diverse as neuroethics - for which there is basically no funding in the U.S. - and developing world bioethics.
I'm deeply honoured,' she said in an interview. 'The only way I can make sense of it is that it is a recognition of the importance of the whole field of work that I engage in.'
But that field, feminist bioethics, is one she largely pioneered. Combining her interests in feminist philosophy and health-care ethics, Ms. Sherwin's 1992 book, No Longer Patient: Feminist Ethics and Health Care, was the first to consider the subject.
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bioethics is a joke.Most scientists in Canada simply can not tell the truth nor stand up for academic freedom. Canada funding bioethics vs US not is simply academic propaganda to make Canada feel good for failures. The US is charging bad academics with grant fraud while Canada ignores the problem. My case is a clear example, see www.cancerfraudbadbiotech.com and see if you are a truthful ethical scientist. Answer the one simple question : is lying for money fraud? Y or N? Is research described in Min Health documents in derogatory terms excellent? Y or N? Where are your bioethics ? Propaganda to feel good !Take the money fro bioethics but please don't fool the public, you are not doing anything real except being a pleasant commercial for academic cover up . Thank you. E.A.Greenhalgh
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