Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Records
Collection
Identifier: BRL-016
The collection contains the records of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. These include meeting materials (agendas and briefing books), project reports and background research files, educational materials, and the Commission's website.
The website includes a wide variety of content related to the Commission, including sections on their meetings (agendas, transcripts, presentation materials, and recordings), projects (reports, press releases, webinars, datasets, and more), educational materials, podcasts, and the Commission's blog.
Materials are open without restrictions.
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Bioethics Commission) was an advisory panel of the nation’s leaders in medicine, science, ethics, religion, law, and engineering. The Bioethics Commission advised President Barack Obama on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. The Bioethics Commission sought to identify and promote policies and practices that ensure scientific research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in a socially and ethically responsible manner. The Commission was established in 2009 and their work concluded in January 2017.
Source: "About the Comission." Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues website.
6.15 Cubic Feet (in 5 record cartons and 1 manuscript box)
English
The collection is organized into five series:
Series 1: Meetings
Series 2: Research Materials
Series 3: Educational Materials
Series 4: Published Reports
Series 5: Website
Gift of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 2017.
The collection has been rehoused in archival-quality boxes. The original folders and labels have been retained. A small amount of material that was not held in folders have been placed in archival-quality folders. Notes that were attached to folders with adhesive have been secured with staples.
This collection is held in offsite storage.
Part of the Bioethics Research Library Archives Repository