BUILDING A FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN BIOETHICS

MOVING ENVIRONMENTAL BIOETHICS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

Authors

  • Cristina Richie Boston College, USA

Keywords:

GREEN BIOETHICS, Environment, Environmental conservation, ethical economics, environmental bioethics

Abstract

Environmental conservation is a pressing issue for modern humans. Health care systems and the consumption of medical goods should therefore be assessed in light of environmental sustainability. While the primary focus of environmental bioethics has been hospitals and health care facilities, ethicists must also address the offerings of the medical industry going forward. My dissertation proposes four principles to assess the environmental sustainability of current and future medical developments, techniques, and procedures.

Author Biography

Cristina Richie, Boston College, USA

Cristina Richie, PhD is an Arny and Anne Porath Clinical Ethics Fellow at the University of California Los Angeles Health Ethics Center, Los Angeles, CA. She was previously Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Ethics at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA. In addition to her PhD in theological ethics, she also holds a Master of Theology in moral theology from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, and a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA. Dr Richie has published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and book reviews. Email: CRichie@mednet.ucla.edu

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Richie, C. (2016). BUILDING A FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN BIOETHICS: MOVING ENVIRONMENTAL BIOETHICS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. Asian Horizons, 10(02), 412–416. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/2091

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 02 (2016): ASIAN HORIZONS

Section

New Scholars