Jonathan Moreno and Andrew Light to Speak About Controversies in Biomedical and Environmental Science and Policy at The National Press Club on November 09, 2009

Jonathan Moreno and Andrew Light to Speak About Controversies in Biomedical
and Environmental Science and Policy at The National Press Club on November
09, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, November 9, the
Appignani Bioethics Center, a project of the American Humanist Association
(AHA), will hold a panel titled The Age of Bio(in)security: Science, Citizens
and the Future. The panel will examine controversies in biomedical and
environmental science and policy, including stem cell research, brain and
cognition and climate change technologies. Distinguished speakers, including
Jonathan Moreno, who served on President Barack Obama's transition team for
the Department of Health and Human Services, will lead the discussion.

WHEN:
Monday, November 9, 2009
Press conference: 9:30 - 10:00 AM
Panel: 10:00 - 11:30 AM

WHERE:
The National Press Club
Murrow Room
529 14th St., NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045

WHO:
Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress,
David and Lyn Silfen University professor of ethics, professor of medical
ethics and of history and sociology of science at the University of
Pennsylvania and formerly a member of President Barack Obama's transition team
for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Andrew Light, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and
director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University.

Ana Lita, Ph.D., director of the Appignani Bioethics Center at the United
Nations in New York City, will moderate.

WHY:
Ethics has always been a major consideration in the sciences. As our knowledge
and technology have progressed, humans have become capable of influencing more
and more. Climate change, medical innovations such as pharmaceuticals and stem
cell therapies and new understandings of free will all have the potential to
change everything. At this event two prominent ethicists will weigh in on what
they think the future of science will hold for all humanity.

This event is free and open to the media. Contact Karen Frantz at
kfrantz@americanhumanist.org to RSVP.

The Appignani Bioethics Center (http://www.humanistbioethics.org/), a project
of the American Humanist Association, is a think tank providing timely
research and analysis of bioethical challenges facing the national and
international community. The Center helps inform local, state, national and
international policy debates on global issues in medical and biotechnological
sciences through collaboration with non-governmental organizations and United
Nations departments, bodies and agencies.

The American Humanist Association (www.americanhumanist.org) advocates for the
rights and viewpoints of humanists. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in
Washington, D.C., its work is extended through more than 100 local chapters
and affiliates across America.

Contact:
Karen Frantz
202-238-9088
kfrantz@americanhumanist.org

SOURCE American Humanist Association

Karen Frantz of American Humanist Association, +1-202-238-9088,
kfrantz@americanhumanist.org