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Berman Institute faculty address the recent announcement of gene edited babies created in China – and what it means for the future

Alicia Ely Yamin, Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and the Program Director of the Health and Human Rights Initiative, continues the Berman Institute’s 2018-19 Seminar Series with her talk, “Power, Suffering and the Struggle for Dignity: Human Rights Frameworks for Health and Why They Matter,” on Monday, Jan. 28 at noon in the School of Public Health’s Feinstone Hall.

Alex John London, Clara L. West Professor of Ethics and Philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, continues the Berman Institute’s 2018-19 Seminar Series with this talk, “Ethical and Regulatory Issues With Autonomous Vehicles,” on Monday, Feb. 11.

Dr. Diane E. Meier, whose transformative contributions to the field of palliative care have permanently changed the landscape of mainstream American medicine, will deliver the Hutzler-Rives Memorial Lecture: “Ethical Principles in Action: Palliative Care and People Living with Serious Illness” on Feb. 25.