Gregory Pence

Gregory E. Pence is a professor and Chair of the department of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[1] He is an expert in the field of medical ethics who has written several books and has testified before the United States Congress and the California Senate about cloning and reproductive ethics.

Biography

He graduated cum laude with a B.A. from William and Mary and a Ph.D. from New York University, writing under visiting Australian bioethicist Peter Singer. Professor Pence also directs UAB's competitive Early Medical School Acceptance Program and taught ethics for thirty-four years at the University of Alabama School of Medicine.[2] In 2006, Samford University awarded him a Pellegrino Medal for achievement in medical ethics.[3] In 2011, he retired from teaching in the medical school to chair the UAB Department of Philosophy.

His most-known work has labeled him as a rebel in the scientific community.[4] Some critics, especially GreenPeace of Europe, consider him an apologist for the safety of GM foods.[5] As displayed in his many books on the subject of cloning (Who's Afraid of Cloning, etc.), he is one of the few bioethicists who believes that human cloning should not be banned but rather accepted in modern society as a medical marvel. In 2001, Dr. Pence testified before the US Congress on the issue raised by human cloning.[6] His many papers and books about the theory and future of human cloning illustrate his opinions.

His textbook, Medical Ethics, is one of the field's standards and was 25 years old in 2014 in its 7th edition.[7] At UAB, he has won several teaching awards, including the Ingall's and President's.[8] In 2010, he coached the UAB team that won the national championship of the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl and in 2011,[9] he coached the UAB team that won the national championship of the Bioethics Bowl at the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference at Duke University.[10]

Publications

Books

Pence has authored the following books:

He has edited four books, the last one below being a collection of his op-eds in newspapers and magazines:

Op-Eds

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty and Staff". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pence". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Wimberly, Mary. "Satcher, Veatch, Dean Receive Pellegrino Medals; Satcher Examines Health Disparities". Samford.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Courtney (March 2004). "Brave New Bioethics by Gregory E. Pence, Review". Politics and the Life Sciences 23 (1): 73–75. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gregory Pence, AgBioView and the huckster parade". Gmwatch.eu/. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Issues Raised by Human Cloning, Congressional Hearing". Gpo.gov. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Sutton, Marie. "UAB professor’s textbook still published after quarter of a century". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pence, Gregory". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "UAB Ethics Bowl Team wins first national championship". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Sutton, Marie. "UAB bioethics team wins national title". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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