Bioethics Tree of Knowledge (Raboan Discussion Forum)

The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH FK-KMK) Universitas Gadjah Mada once again held the weekly Raboan Discussion Forum. The event, which was held virtually, raised the issue of bioethics science with the title Bioethics: Where is your Knowledge Tree. CBMH FK-KMK UGM invited speaker dr. Siti Pariani, MS., MSC., Ph.D who is a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Meanwhile, the moderator was Erlin Erlina, S.IP, M.A., Ph.D who is a researcher at CBMH FK-KMK UGM and Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, UGM.

To the forum participants, dr. Siti Pariani explained her ideas regarding the discussion of the scientific tree of Bioethics which according to her still needs to be discussed. At the beginning of his presentation, dr. Siti Pariani tries to remind the nature of the science of Bioethics which is a science with the aim of solving problems that exist in society with an ethical basis as a concept that will examine the nature of goodness in social behaviour.

dr. Siti Pariani highlighted that each discipline has its own code of ethics which is the result of consensus from the thoughts of experts in the field. The code of ethics can be said to be a branch of a universal ethical tree.

The discussion then continues on the scientific tree of Bioethics. According to dr. Siti Pariani’s knowledge of bioethics has roots in several other disciplines including philosophy, sociology, anthropology and psychology. This knowledge then developed into branches of the tree of bioethics which later became the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights as we know it today.

In addition, dr. Siti Pariani also added that Bioethics as science should also have a system that continues to process. dr. Siti Pariani said that the system is contained in the tri dharma, namely education, research, and service. These three aspects become the form of output for the science of Bioethics.

At the end of his presentation, dr. Siti Pariani reminded us that science must return to its main goal which is human welfare and safety.