Meeting of the Ethics Councils of Germany, France and the UK
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Tim Lewens, Mitglied des Nuffield Council on Bioethics,
Deutscher Ethikrat, Fotograf: Reiner Zensen
When
Thu, 8. November 2012, 10:00
Where
Venue
Topic
Following a well-established tradition, the German Ethics Council has invited the ethics councils of France (Comité consultatif national d’éthique, CCNE) and the United Kingdom (Nuffield Council on Bioethics) to a trilateral meeting in Berlin on 8 November 2012.
Together with its guests from France and the United Kingdom, the German Ethics Council discusses current developments in the field of bioethics and regarding the cooperation at the European level, including the following topics:
- Mitochondrial transfer for the treatment of hereditary disorders (Nuffield Council)
- Latest developments in neurotechnologies (Nuffield Council)
- Handling of data in connection with egg and sperm donation (Nuffield Council)
- Dementia and self-determination (German Ethics Council)
- Intersexuality (German Ethics Council)
- Genome research and predictive medicine (CCNE)
- Neuroimaging and neuroenhancement (CCNE).
Programme
Welcome
Wolf-Michael Catenhusen · Vice Chair of the German Ethics Council
Thomas Rachel · Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research
Transcript (in German)
Jean-Claude Ameisen · Chair of the Comité consultatif national d’éthique
Jonathan Montgomery · Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Work Programme
Jean-Claude Ameisen · Comité consultatif national d’éthique
Jonathan Montgomery · Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Presentation
Wolf-Michael Catenhusen · German Ethics Council
Discussion
Current Topics
Mitochondrial Donation
Tim Lewens · Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Presentation
Discussion
Genomics and Predictive Medicine
Patrick Gaudray · Comité consultatif national d’éthique
Presentation
Frédérique Dreifuss-Netter · Comité consultatif national d’éthique
Discussion
Donor Conception: Ethical Aspects of Information Disclosure
Hugh Whittall · Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Presentation
Discussion
Dementia and Self-Determination
Michael Wunder · German Ethics Council
Discussion
Intersexuality
Michael Wunder · German Ethics Council
Discussion
Neuroimaging and Neuroenhancement
Jean-Claude Ameisen · Comité consultatif national d’éthique
Claudine Tiercelin · Comité consultatif national d’éthique
Novel Neurotechnologies
Thomas Baldwin · Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Presentation
Discussion
Closing Remarks
Wolf-Michael Catenhusen · German Ethics Council
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