The ethics of ethics conferences: Is Qatar a desirable location for a bioethics conference?

Rieke van der Graaf; Karin Jongsma; Suzanne van de Vathorst; Martine de Vries; Ineke Bolt

doi:10.1111/bioe.13152

The ethics of ethics conferences: Is Qatar a desirable location for a bioethics conference?

Rieke van der Graaf^*, Karin Jongsma, Suzanne van de Vathorst, Martine de Vries, Ineke Bolt

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The next World Congress of Bioethics will be held in Doha, Qatar. Although this location provides opportunities to interact with a more culturally diverse audience, to advance dialogue between cultures and religions, offer opportunities for mutual learning, there are also huge moral concerns. Qatar is known for violations of human rights - including the treatment of migrant workers and the rights of women - corruption, criminalization of LGBTQI+ persons, and climate impact. Since these concerns are also key (bio)ethical concern we call for a broad debate within the bioethics community whether organizing and attending the World Congress in Qatar is ethically problematic and how ethical concerns should be dealt with.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-322
Number of pages	4
Journal	Bioethics
Volume	37
Issue number	4
Early online date	11 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.13152
Publication status	Published - May 2023

Keywords

climate impact
conference ethics
ethics washing
human rights
LGBTQI+ persons
Qatar

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