Proposed Principles for International Bioethics Conferencing: Anti-Discriminatory, Global, and Inclusive

This paper opens a critical conversation about the ethics of international bioethics conferencing and proposes principles that commit to being anti-discriminatory, global, and inclusive. We launch this conversation in the Section, Case Study, with a case example involving the International Association of Bioethics' (IAB's) selection of Qatar to host the 2024 World Congress of Bioethics. IAB's choice of Qatar sparked controversy. We believe it also may reveal deeper issues of Islamophobia in bioethics. The Section, Principles for International Bioethics Conferencing, sets forth and defends proposed principles for international bioethics conferencing. The Section, Applying Principles to Site Selection applies the proposed principles to the case example. The Section, Applying Principles Beyond Site Selection addresses other applications of the proposed principles. The Section, Objections responds to objections. We close (in the Section, Conclusion) by calling for a wider discussion of our proposed principles.One-Sentence Capsule Summary: How should bioethicists navigate the ethics of global bioethics conferencing?

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This paper discusses the ethical issues in international bioethics conferencing and proposes principles of inclusivity, globality, and anti-discrimination. It begins by presenting a case study involving the International Association of Bioethics' choice to host the 2024 World Congress of Bioethics in Qatar, which sparked controversy and revealed potential Islamophobia in bioethics. The paper then presents principles for international bioethics conferencing, applies these principles to the case study, addresses other applications, responds to objections, and concludes by calling for further discussion.