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# Competencies in Civil Discourse: Episode 6 

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[Erec Smith](/people/erec-smith)

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Kaitlin Puccio 

Attorney, Puccio Law PLLC

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In this episode of *Competencies in Civil Discourse*, Erec Smith speaks with attorney Kaitlin Puccio, Director at the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights. They discuss the ethical foundations of human dignity, bioethics in a pluralistic world, and how civil discourse can guide policy across cultural and ideological divides.

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