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Is American democracy in danger of becoming a government run by
wealthy elites? Are companies making millions of dollars from human
tissue donations? Is education taking a back seat at universities
with large athletic programs?
Faculty
from the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life have worked
with WHTJ Charlottesville PBS to develop a new television series,
titled ETHICALLY SPEAKING, that explores these and other topics
at the intersection of ethics, public policy and personal life.
 ETHICALLY
SPEAKING is a 13-part production that features faculty from the
University of Virginia, including host John Jeffries, dean of the
University's law school. These local experts engage in spirited,
thoughtful discussions that examine the issues that top our nation's
agenda and their ethical implications for our lives, our society and our future.
ETHICALLY
SPEAKING has been selected for national distribution by American
Public Television (APT), the largest ancillary distributor of programs
for public television in the United States. Viewers in Brooklyn,
Chicago, Baton Rouge, and Memphis will have the opportunity to watch
10 episodes of the program.
"Through
ETHICALLY SPEAKING, the Institute has the opportunity to work with
WHTJ to reach community members beyond the university and invite
them to join us for thoughtful discussions about the ethical issues
that concern us all," said James Childress, director of the
Institute
In
one episode, Testing Your Child's DNA, Francis Collins, M.D.,
director of the Human Genome Research Project at the National Institutes
of Health; R. Edward Freeman, co-director of the Olsson Center for
Applied Ethics at The Darden School at UVa; and Margaret Mohrmann,
M.D., professor of medical education, religious studies and pediatrics
at UVa, discuss the emerging questions in children's health care
as scientists make progress mapping the human genome. Who makes
the decision to test a child for a genetic disease and how does
the family cope if a child has tested positive?
Other programs include Fighting an Ethical War, featuring
UVa Law School Professor Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks and UVa Professor
Michael Joseph Smith; Body Parts Business featuring Freeman
along with Institute for Practical Ethics Director James Childress
and UVa Law Professor Julia Mahoney and programs featuring Craig
Littlepage, athletic director for UVa; Trip Pollard, senior attorney
for the Southern Environmental Law Center; Larry Sabato, director
of the UVa Center for Politics; and Patricia Werhane, co-director
of the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics at The Darden School at
UVa.
Body
Parts Business
Diplomas or Trophies
Emotion vs. Logic
Ethics of Pregnancy
Fighting an Ethical War
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Protecting Our Environment
Teaching Kids Right from Wrong
Testing Your Child's DNA
Wealthy Candidates, Winning Campaigns
Who Owns Innovation?
Living Longer at What Cost?
CEO Price Tags
For
a fuller description of the individual programs listed above, including
panelists, go to the following website: http://www.ideastations.org/ethicallyspeaking/listings.html
WHTJ
Charlottesville PBS launched the companion Web site (http://www.ideastations.org/ethicallyspeaking)
to provide viewers with program information, as well as a list of
resources that includes articles, books and Web sites where viewers
can further explore each topic.
ETHICALLY
SPEAKING programs were taped under the supervision of Conni Lombardo,
executive producer, vice president, and general manager of WHTJ.
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