James F. “Jim” Childress, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, University Professor Emeritus and John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics Emeritus. He is the co-author with Tom Beauchamp of the classic, field-defining bioethics text, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, currently in its 8th edition. Prof. Childress’ areas of expertise include the foundational and principles approach to bioethics, Christian social ethics, organ donation and transplantation, end-of-life decision-making, and public bioethics.
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James F. Childress, PhD
James F. Childress, PhD
John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics Emeritus,
University of Virginia

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