Medical ethics in the European Community

Increasing European co-operation must take place in many areas, including medical ethics. Against the background of common cultural norms and pluralistic variation within political traditions, religion and lifestyles, Europe will have to converge towards unity within the field of medical ethics. Thi...

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Main Author: Riis, P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1993
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-12
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Summary:Increasing European co-operation must take place in many areas, including medical ethics. Against the background of common cultural norms and pluralistic variation within political traditions, religion and lifestyles, Europe will have to converge towards unity within the field of medical ethics. This article examines how such convergence might develop with respect to four major areas: European research ethics committees, democratic health systems, the human genome project and rules for stopping futile treatments.
ISSN:1473-4257
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1136/jme.19.1.7