CADEBI, present at the 1st International Congress of Bioethics: Person and human dignity

The participation of CADEBI in this event fosters the linking and projection of bioethics, both within the Anáhuac University Network and the International Network of Regnum Christi Universities.

On June 24 and 25, 2024, the 1st International Congress of Bioethics: Person and Human Dignity was held at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas (IEST-Anáhuac) on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Representing the Anáhuac Center for Strategic Development in Bioethics (CADEBI) were Dr. Antonio Cabrera Cabrera, L.C., director, and Dr. David Cerdio Domínguez, general coordinator.

The activities began with a Eucharistic celebration, followed by the inauguration and opening ceremony of the congress by Rector Gloria Laura Septién Crespo. On the first day, notable international speakers included Dr. Alberto García Gómez, director of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights in Rome and dean of the Faculty of Bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum. In his keynote speech, he reflected on the bio-legal challenges society currently faces.

Additionally, Dr. Martha Tarasco Michel, former president of the Mexican National Academy of Bioethics, presented on "Chronic Medicine and Disability: A Duty Analyzed in Light of Personalist Bioethics." Subsequently, Dr. Antonio Cabrera, director of CADEBI, reflected on the need to promote networking and create networks in contemporary bioethics, presenting the priority project of the Ibero-American Bioethics Network Observatory (ORIBI), which seeks to facilitate a meeting and articulation space among the various bioethics institutions in the region.

Dr. María Elizabeth de los Ríos, a faculty member of the Bioethics Faculty at Universidad Anáhuac México, then delved into the encyclical Fratelli Tutti from a bioethical perspective, fostering the concept of universal fraternity.

The first day's activities concluded with a dialogue table moderated by Dr. David Cerdio, CADEBI coordinator.

On the second day, speakers included Fr. Alberto Carrara, L.C., dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, who presented the challenges of contemporary neuroethics on its 50th anniversary. Subsequently, virtual presentations were given by Dr. Lilia Santos, a member of the same institution, on bioethics and human dignity, and by Fr. Fernando Fabó Martín, L.C., academics at Universidad Anáhuac México.

Dr. Francisco Bernardo Fragoso, coordinator of the IEST-Anáhuac Bioethics Center, gave a presentation on the Dignitas Infinita declaration, analyzing it from a bioethical perspective and addressing the current challenges, especially from a medical perspective.

The final presentation of the congress was given by Mons. Roberto Yenny García, Bishop of Ciudad Valles, who presented a model of accompaniment in bioethical discernment. As with the first day, the day concluded with a dialogue table moderated by Dr. José Alberto Castilla, director of the Faculty of Bioethics.

To close the activities of this congress, there was a Eucharistic celebration emphasizing the importance of continuing to actively promote a culture of bioethics.