Speechless. I'm--just speechless.
Hilde
At 10:30 AM 6/3/2008, you wrote:
There are so many insults in
this response it is hard to know where to begin but one place is the
writer's failure to observe that "protecting" "the"
human embryo and foetus is an issue of special interest to women and his
suggestion that this topic needs a "broader" rather than a
feminist treatment.
Thanks for taking this on, Robin.
Alison.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:19 AM, Robin Fiore
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- Dear FEASTers
- Continuing my quest to raise
consciousness when I see conferences
- organized with only men or mostly men as invited/keynoters, I
received the
- astonishing reply pasted below (scroll further down to see
conference
- announcement). I hope you and those in your varius networks will let
the the
- conference organozers know what you think directly.
- Best,
- Robin
- Robin N. Fiore, PhD
- Adelaide R. Snyder Professor of
Ethics
- Department of Philosophy AH-110
- Florida Atlantic University
- 777 Glades Road
- PO Box 3091
- Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
-
- -----Original Message-----
- From:
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- Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:02 AM
- To: [log in to unmask]
- Cc: M. Ghari; Martin Buijsen
- Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: Invitation to a biomedicine convention
conference]
- Dear Robin (if I may),
- Thank you for the interesting opinion.
The conference organizers have
- extensively discussed the conference
themes and speakers in advance.
- We
- agreed to select academics with an
outstanding scientific reputation
- in
- their field of expertise. Secondly,
for dialectic reasons we invited
- speakers with rather controversial
ideas.
- Although the organizers recognize the
scientific relevance of e.g.,
- organ donation and clinical trials
from a feminist perspective, our
- aim
- is - with all respect - to discuss the
themes from a broader
- perspective.
- To comfort you, I can say that we have
also had some suggestions to
- include shamanism and health care
rights as a conference theme, but I
- fear that the response would not be
that overwhelming as it is now.
- Secondly, two other invited speakers
were women but to
- capable/willing
- to write a contribution for the
conference book, a precondition for
- invited speakers. Nonetheless, I feel
confident that our colleague
- and
- friend Deirdre Madden will intrigue
the audience, which exists for 61
- percent of women!
- Finally, the organizers are open for
your suggestions to organize a
- parallel session on femenist
ethics.
- I hope to hear from you soon,,
- Andre den Exter
-
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- > ----------------------------
Original Message
- ----------------------------
- > Subject: RE: Invitation to a
biomedicine convention conference
- > From:
"Robin Fiore"
<[log in to unmask]>
- > Date: Mon, June
2, 2008 3:07 pm
- > To:
"'Mahsa Ghari'"
<[log in to unmask]>
- >
-
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- >
-
> Dear Professor
-
> The International
Conference on Human Rights and Biomedicine
- would
- > ordinarily be one of great
interest for me and those with whom I
- > collaborate. However, I am
surprised and disappointed that only
- one of
- > eleven speakers is female.
A significant number of human rights
- issues can
- > only be appropriately understood
and appreciated as situating women
- > differently. That you have
neglected this suggests that the
- conference
- > cannot be as influential as it
might otherwise have been.
- >
-
> In the past, members of
feminist organizations have taken
- the position
- > that we should not support
conferences and projects where women
- were so
- > grossly underrepresented. I look
forward to hearing that you have
- remedied
- > this oversight.
- >
-
> Best,
-
> Robin
- >
- >
- >
- >
-
> Robin N. Fiore, PhD
-
> Adelaide R. Snyder
Professor of Ethics
-
> Department of Philosophy
AH-110
-
> Florida Atlantic
University
-
> 777 Glades Road
-
> PO Box 3091
-
> Boca Raton, FL
33431-0991
- >
-
> Phone 561-297-3869
-
> FAX 561-297-2095
-
>
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- >
- >
- >
- >
- >
-
> "Justice will not
come... until those who are not injured
- are as
- > indignant as those who
are." [Thucydides]
- >
- >
- >
- >
-
> -----Original
Message-----
- > From: Mahsa Ghari
[
mailto:[log in to unmask]]
- > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:08
AM
- > To: undisclosed-recipients:
- > Subject: Invitation to a
biomedicine convention conference
- >
-
> Dear colleague,
- >
- >
- >
-
> It is a pleasure to inform
you about a coming scientific
- event: the
- > International Conference on Human
Rights and Biomedicine (10-12
- December
- > 2008). Venue: Rotterdam,
the Netherlands.
- >
- >
- >
-
> Since 1997, the member
states of the Council of Europe
- started the
- > process of ratification of the
Convention on Human Rights and
- Biomedicine
- > (Biomedicine Convention)
committing them to make their laws
- compatible with
- > the principles and requirements
of this document.
- >
- >
- >
-
> The Biomedicine Convention
is the first international
- document
- > formulating guiding principles
on: equitable access to healthcare;
- informed
- > consent; organ transplanting and
the use of substances of human
- origin;
- > medical research on human beings;
the protection of the human
- embryo and
- > fetus, and the use of medical
information.
- >
- >
- >
-
> Since the Dutch government
is expected to ratify the
- Convention, the
- > Erasmus University Rotterdam and
the Erasmus University Medical
- Center
- > organize an international
conference discussing the meaning of the
- > Convention's underlying
principles and fundamental rights in health
- care,
- > contemporary dilemmas in health
care (policy), and the Convention's
- impact
- > on national health legislation
and daily (medical) practice.
- >
- >
- >
-
> The conference provides an
opportunity for discussion among
- scholars
- > and practitioners (physicians,
lawyers, ethicists, philosophers,
- etc.) on
- > emerging issues in biomedicine
and human rights.
- >
- >
- >
-
> List of speakers:
- >
- >
- >
-
> - Tom Beauchamp (USA),
Georgetown University (USA) (public
- lecture)
- >
-
> - John Harris, University
of Manchester (UK) (public
- lecture)
- >
-
> - Carlos de Sola (Council
of Europe)
- >
-
> - Carlos Casabona,
University of Deusto (Spain)
- >
-
> - Henk ten Have,
UNESCO
- >
-
> - Deirdre Madden,
University College Cork (Ireland)
- >
-
> - Herman Nys, Catholic
University Leuven (Belgium)
- >
-
> - Tim Stoltzfus Jost,
Washington and Lee University (USA)
- >
-
> - Roberto Andorno,
University of Zurich (CH)
- >
-
> - Elmar Doppelfeld,
Scientific Ethics Committees (Germany)
- >
-
> - Rick Lawson (University
of Leiden (NL)
- >
- >
- >
-
> Further details and
registration:
-
www.biomedicineconvention.nl
- >
<
http://www.biomedicinconvention.nl/>
- >
- >
- >
-
> Promotion of Young
Scholars: Poster presentation
- >
-
> Postgraduate students and
early career researchers who are
- registered
- > for the Conference are invited to
present posters on their work,
- thereby
- > giving them a unique opportunity
to showcase their research in a
- visual
- > format and contribute to the
generation of ideas and discussion.
- >
-
> Posters may be submitted
on any topic related to
- Biomedicine, ethics
- > and human rights. The poster
could include an abstract of your
- thesis or
- > research project, or some ideas
or questions for future research.
- >
- >
- >
-
> Further details:
www.biomedicineconvention.nl
- >
<
http://www.biomedicinceconvention.nl/>
- >
- >
- >
-
> We hope to welcome you in
Rotterdam.
- >
- >
- >
-
> Yours sincerely,
- >
- >
- >
-
> Mahsa Ghari and Andre den
Exter
- >
-
> Erasmus University
Rotterdam/Erasmus University Medical
- Center
-
> --
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> Mahsa Ghari
-
> Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam
-
> Instituut Beleid,
Management & Gezondheidszorg
-
>
www.Biomedicineconvention.nl
-
> Info:
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