Romanell Center Workshop Series

Painting by Jack Freer depicting people in a Florence street during the 1629–31 bubonic plague outbreak.

Painting by Jack Freer, MD (emeritus director of the Romanell Center), depicting a scene in Florence during a 1629–31 outbreak of Bubonic Plague.

Conversations at the heart of bioethics

What do we owe one another when decisions about health, life and well-being become complicated? Join the Romanell Center for Clinical Ethics and the Philosophy of Medicine for conversations that bring philosophers and scholars together to examine challenging questions in bioethics and health care.

Fall 2026 workshops

Selected Saturdays | 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
141 Park Hall, Philosophy Seminar Room

October 10

Keynote: Timothy Murphy
University of Illinois College of Medicine
"The Meaning of the AMA Ethics Opinion on Abortion for the Ethics of Physician-Assisted Suicide"

Kurt Blankschaen, Daemen University
"Gifts, Conversion, and Corruption"

Alex Gillham, St. Bonaventure University and Romanell Fellow
"Rescue Cases: Embryos, Puppies, and Pregnancies"

James Cordeiro, SUNY Brockport and Romanell Fellow
"Ectogestation in the Developing World"

December 5

Keynote: Alex Gillham
St. Bonaventure University and Romanell Fellow
"Terminating the Impairment Argument"

Steve Kershnar, Romanell Fellow
"Meaningfulness and Well-Being"

Nell Felt, SUNY Fredonia emeritus and Romanell Fellow
"Against a Simple Account of Plural Harm"

Travis Timmerman, Seton Hall University and Romanell Fellow
"An Intermediary Solution to the Procreation Asymmetry"

Hosted by the Romanell Center for Clinical Ethics and the Philosophy of Medicine

Questions? Contact David Hershenov at dh25@buffalo.edu.