Ethics, Research & Health

Scientific research and technological development make a major contribution to the integral development and the quality of life of human beings, especially, but not only, in the area of health where new therapeutic options become increasingly available. They are also an important motor of economic growth. COMECE chiefly covers the ethical issues that arise at the EU level in the ambits of health, research, new technologies and the associated socio-ethical components.

COMECE is assisted in this mission by a Working Group on Ethics.

2 May 2023

The European Sunday Alliance advocates for including fight against loneliness in the EU agenda

25 April 2023

Swedish EU Presidency | COMECE participates in high-level meeting on loneliness held by Minister Forssmed

10 November 2022

Conference on the ‘European Care Strategy’ and challenges faced by women during and after the pandemic

7 July 2022

COMECE on EP resolution on abortion: “no to higher ideological barriers and polarization, we must work for more unity among Europeans”

8 June 2022

Declaration of the General Secretary of COMECE on the EP discussion on “Global threats to abortion rights”

19 March 2022

European Catholic Social Days on technological & ecological transitions

Friederike Ladenburger

Adviser for Ethics, Research & Health

Statement of the COMECE General Secretary on EP Resolution “US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the US” [EN, FR, DE, ES]

Declaration of COMECE General Secretary on the EP discussion on “Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court”

Declaration de la COMECE sur la proposition du President Macron d’inscrire le droit a l’avortement dans la Charte des Droits Fondamentaux (FR)