An overview report on Bioethics in the European Union
Working document of the secretariat of COMECE

Overview of the policy of the EU concerning bioethical issues

(30.10.2009)

English

The state of "Post-coma unresponsiveness"

commonly called "vegetative state"

Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(26.10.2009)

French

Perspectives of Human Enhancement by technical means
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(25.05.2009)

French

Non-commercialisation of parts of the Human Body
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(07.10.2008)

French

Science and Ethics
Collection of the opinions 1996-2007 elaborated by the Bioethics Reflection Group

(06.2008)

English / French

Ethical aspects of organ donation
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(11.10.2007)

French

The creation of human-animal mixed organisms (hybrids and chimeras)

- an opinion on anthropological and ethical issues
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(01.03.2007)

French

Ethical questions raised by nanomedicine
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(17.10.2006)

French

Ethical and cultural aspects of genetic testing
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(27.02.2004)

French

Comments on Opinion No. 18 of the European Group on Ethics (EGE) concerning "Ethical aspects of genetic testing in the workplace"
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(10.10.2003)

French

The ethical limits of research - embryo research and cloning - geriatric care
Speech of Msgr. Dr. W.J. Eijk, Bishop of Groningen, at the Seminar organized by the European People's Party at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

(03.09.2003)

English

Biomedical research in developing countries
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(13.12.2002)

French

Some remarks on the Communication of the European Commission:

"Life Sciences and Biotechnology - a Strategy for Europe"
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(19.04.2002)

French

The Communication of the European Commission

"Towards a Strategic Vision of Life Sciences and Biotechnology"

Contribution of the Secretariat of COMECE

(23.11.2001)

English / German

Medical experiments
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(26.10.2001)

English / French

Audtion publique de la Commission Temporaire de Genetique Humaine

(01.06.2001)

French

Genetics and Medicine: Research in the fields of embryos and cloning
Contribution of the Reflection Group on Bioethics to the work of the Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine

(26.04.2001)

French

Reflections on the use of human stem cells
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(25.08.2000)

English / French

Xenotransplantation
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(04.03.1999)

English / French

Biomedical research on human embryos in vitro
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(22.09.1998)

English / French

Euthanasia
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(19.03.1998)

French

Cloning
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(29.09.1997)

English / French

Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine of the Council of Europe
Opinion of the Reflection Group on Bioethics

(01.10.1996)

French