Bioethics – Then, Now and What’s to Come

Historical Bioethics is grounded in respect for human dignity, which assures Informed Consent, Beneficence, Justice, and the promise to “Do No Harm.” It is unethical to create human embryos for experimentation, commodification, or destruction. All humans have unconditional value and equality, no matter their genetic make-up, disability, or age. Secular Bioethics holds that embryos are “property” and merely “potential humans” that gain moral status over time. Utilitarianism (the good for most) and pluralism (many kinds

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The NIH announced withdrawal of funding for research using aborted fetal tissue.

NCER’s Carol Szczepaniak Interviewed on Spirit Radio – February 20, 2026 Because human life has intrinsic dignity from the moment of conception to natural death, the creation and destruction of embryos and fetuses is morally unethical.   As conveyed by the AMA Code of Ethics and the Belmont Principles, physicians/researchers must pursue the most morally licit course of action among available clinical options.   In January 2026, the NIH announced that NO NIH funds (grants

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Exciting Year End Update

Greetings in this beautiful holiday season! Due to unfortunate family health dynamics, we have been on sabbatical during part of this past year.  However, NCER has continually monitored the current Health Care Ethics landscape and publicly represented our shared passion to promote the life, dignity, and rights of every human being at each developmental stage. NCER Progress in 2025: Our SPIRIT Radio (102.7 FM) Interviews: We had the opportunity to conduct 9 “Bioethics Briefings with

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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has slowly taken a front seat in all consumers’ lives, frequently with stealth. We unknowingly interact with it many times daily, while using our smart phones, our televisions, calling our credit card banks, ordering fast food, or visiting our doctors. The Internet and mobile phones changed the marketplace in the 1980’s, and by extension, AI stands on the precipice of profoundly changing the world in 2025. Let us examine some of the

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Radio Interview

As part of her monthly interview series, “Bioethics Briefing” on Spirit Radio’s ‘Spirit Mornings’ show, NCER Board President, Carol Szczepaniak will be speaking on the White Coat Waste project related to animal testing. I guarantee you will learn new and important information about the mad science that is not only cruel but costing our government billions of dollars. What can we do about it? Listen in starting at 7:40 am Friday, February 7th at – Spirit

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Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research
P.O. Box 5049
Lincoln, NE 68505-5049
E-mail: Info@ethicalresearch.net
Phone: 402.690.2299

Carol Szczepaniak
MSB – President

Mary C. Dek, M.D.
Vice President

Lou Safranek
M.D. Ph.D.

Joe Szczepaniak
Board Member

Marion Miner J.D.
Board Member

Ken Knaus
Secretary

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The Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research is a statewide advocate for biomedical research that promotes the life, dignity and rights of every human being at each developmental stage.

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