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The Olivieri Debacle: Where Were the Heroes of Bioethics?

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-|Is About=All Canadian bioethicists need to reflect on the meaning and value of their work, to see more clearly how the ethics of bioethics is being undermined from within. In the case involving Dr Olivieri, the Hospital for Sick Children, the University of Toronto, and Apotex Inc, there were countless opportunities for bioethical heroism. And yet, no bioethics heroes emerged from this case. Much has been written about the hospital’s and the university’s failures in this case. But what about the deafening silence from the Canadian bioethics community? Given the duty of bioethicists to ‘‘speak truth to power’’, this silence is troubling. To date, nothing has been written about the silence<ref>Baylis, Francoise. "The Olivieri debacle: where were the heroes of bioethics?." ''Journal of Medical Ethics'' 30.1 (2004): 44-49.</ref>. This is a factual case.
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-|Important Because=This article is intended as a partial remedy. As well, the article pays tribute to heretofore unsung heroes among Dr Olivieri’s research colleagues<ref>Baylis, Francoise. "The Olivieri debacle: where were the heroes of bioethics?." ''Journal of Medical Ethics'' 30.1 (2004): 44-49.</ref>
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