Medical Ethics & Human Rights: Impact on the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Medical Ethics & Human Rights: Impact on the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Location: 777 UN PLAZA 10th floor New York, NY 10017

The Appignani Bioethics Center and NGO Health Committee will co-sponsor a panel discussion on human rights and their impact on doctor-patient relationship.

A 15 minute documentary film will be presented entitled “Children of the Decree” by Romanian filmmaker Florin Lepan. In 2004 the film was selected for screening in NYC by the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival. This documentary analyzes Romania’s quest during Ceausescu’s dictatorship to increase their population by over fifty percent in a single decade through imposing a ban on abortion from 1966 till 1989. It was a unique experiment in human reproduction infringing upon women’s rights.

For more information:

• Flyer
• Speakers
• Children of the Decree (video clip)