bioethics in Romania

Above is a picture I snapped on the way to a meeting with the president of the Bucharest Nurse & Midwives Association... thought it was ironic that the virgin Mary was overlooking the 'old' trash cans that were ripped up- maybe this time the trash cans they install will be able to be emptied in a more efficient way than pulling out all the trash by hand... hmm...

This Saturday I got to attend the first annual midwifery conference in Romania. I will post more on that later. For the moment I thought you readers might enjoy a link to this article about bioethics in the Romanian healthcare system. The lead question asks "Is a bioethical analysis of the Romanian healthcare system necessary?" Yes! I would answer and YES again! The system continues to spiral into uncontrollable corruption and the citizens continue to suffer....

http://eng.bioetica.ro/atdoc/RRBv8n1_2010_Editorial_EN.pdf