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Microbiologist to Speak on Bioterrorism Ethics

Coming at a time when public health resources are at an all– time low, last fall’s still unattributed anthrax attacks against members of Congress and others cast a new and frightening light on our daily lives. While such use of infectious agents as instruments of war is not new, their use in a cultural or religious context against civilian populations would be.

“The shock of the anthrax terrorism, coupled with the Sept. ll attacks, has given us a whole new context in which to consider what ethical weight ought to be given to the common good and to individual and civil liberties, respectively,” said Andrew Flescher, coordinator of the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics at CSU, Chico. “Murray will help us understand how the technological advances and fanatical zeal of some groups could put us in a precarious and vulnerable position, as well as sort out the ethical issues raised by these new forces.”

Murray’s talk, “Responding Ethically to Bioterrorism,” is free and open to the public and is sponsored by CAPE and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. For more information, call Flescher at x5534.