Monash Bioethics Centre

by @MollyLJohnston , @EzraKneebone & @JulianJKoplin

Comment: Three experts argue that reimbursing individuals for their unused frozen eggs is not the solution to donor shortages in Australia. Read more in BioNews: progress.org.uk/donating-froze… #EggDonation #FertilityTreatment #donorgametes #bioethics

This special issue of MBR ✅ provides insights into how healthcare policies can be developed to better accommodate religious values in pluralist societies ✅ demonstrates promising pathways for constructive dialogue towards consensus on policies regulating health care practice

📢 special issue of Monash Bioethics Review Accommodating Plural Values in Healthcare and Healthcare Policy guest-editors Justin Oakley, Steve Clarke, and Lauren Notini ➡️ link.springer.com/journal/40592/… ⬅️

Scientific Evidence in Reproductive Ethics: Epigenetics and Procreative Responsibility @ReproTechEthics, @CT_McMahon, @_IsabelleFord, and Kylie Valentine at @AABHL, Christchurch NZ, 7-9 December 2025 #ReproEthics @MonashBioethics @Monash_Arts @SPRC_UNSW @UNSWADA

Exhuming Dolly’s Corpse: Reproductive Cloning after SCNT @JulianJKoplin part of @AABHL, Christchurch NZ, 7-9 December 2025 #ReproEthics #Bioethics @Monash_Arts

Transparency and Trust: Attitudes of Professionals in Assisted Reproduction Clinics toward #MachineLearning for Embryo Assessment @ReproTechEthics @MollyLJohnston Amy Webb @JulianJKoplin @FertStert ➡️ fertstert.org/article/S0015-… #ReproEthics @Monash_Arts

A group photo of Andreas Reis (WHO HQ), @arshadaltaf8 (@WHOEMRO), and Dr @ehsanshamsi713 (@MonashBioethics) with Dr. Farhat Moazam during the Annual Meeting of the @WHO Collaborating Centre in Bioethics at Yonsei University’s Sinchon Campus.

Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Bioethical and media perspectives Craig Stanbury & @JulianJKoplin part of the Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Law & Ethics Workshop @MonashHealthLaw

Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Legal and Regulatory Issues @CalvinWLHo part of the Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Law & Ethics Workshop @CorticalLabs @MonashBioethics

Navigating the emerging nature of Synthetic Biological Intelligence through Anticipatory Governance Michael Mahlis part of the Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Law & Ethics Workshop @CorticalLabs @MonashBioethics

Science of Synthetic Biological Intelligence @ANeuroExplorer part of the Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Law & Ethics Workshop @CorticalLabs @MonashHealthLaw

Synthetic Biological Intelligence: Law & Ethics Workshop Introduction by @JulianJKoplin @MonashHealthLaw

Global Clinical Ethics: Toward @WHO Guidance for #ClinicalEthics @EhsanShamsi713 part of the 2nd @MonashMalaysia-@CECMalaysia Clinical Ethics Workshop 2025, organised by @MarkWTan @TehUofMed @Monash_Arts

The ethical use of therapeutic touch in #psychedelic-assisted therapy: a qualitative study of researcher perspectives and experiences @DianaMcHerron @Mich_Barber R Ham @PLiknaitzky A Carter, J Gardner @TAPsychopharm ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20… @Deakin @SCSMonash @Monash_Arts

Gaps & Gains in Informed Consent for #Surgery in a Non-Western Context: Beyond the Signatures of Iranian Patients Malihesadat Taghriri, Maryam Modabber, Alireza Parsapour @NasiriShirzad @AyatAhmadi @EhsanShamsi713 OpenAccess➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.100… @MonashBioethics @TehUofMed

HOT OFF THE PRESS! 📸📰Delighted to announce our special issue of Monash Bioethics Review is out! Authors discuss coercion, vaccination, consent, place, forced treatment, smoking, COVID visitors, and more! Thx to all involved 🎉🙌 link.springer.com/journal/40592/…

A big thank you to all the participants of the Responsible Innovation of Neurotechnology in the Global South (RINGS) workshop at @MonashMalaysia #NeuroEthics

Responsible Innovation of Neurotechnology in #Malaysia @NathanLHiggins part of the Responsible Innovation of Neurotechnology in the Global South (RINGS) workshop at @MonashMalaysia #NeuroEthics @NeuroEthicsInfo @Monash_Arts

Responsible Innovation of Neurotechnology in #Mexico and #Argentina Laura Cabrera & Arleen Salles part of the Responsible Innovation of Neurotechnology in the Global South (RINGS) workshop at @MonashMalaysia #NeuroEthics @penn_state @NeuroeticaBA