Frans van Ittersum
COMECE Reflections on Science and Bioethics
In order to offer an insight into ethical implications of difficult issues the COMECE Secretariat has now published volume 2 of ‘Science & Ethics’. The Opinions developed by its Bioethics Reflection Group provide an analysis of these concepts and situations and offer reflections and recommendations directed towards EU decision-makers.
Organ donation
Pope Benedict XVI discusses organ donation as an act of love and current transplantation practices.
The Gdansk Declaration of the XIth Congress of FEAMC
FEAMC declares i.a. the relationship between statutary law and moral law.
Moral reflections on vaccines prepared from cells derived from aborted human foetuses
The Pontifical Academy for Life reflects on the use of cells obtained from aborted human fetuses for the production of vaccines.
Joint statement of FIAMC and FEAMC on “Assistance to patients at end of life”
FIAMC and FEAMC publish a statement to a document on assistance of patients at end of life of the Council of Europe.
Signs of death and organ donation
Pope John-Paul II discusses the moment of death, tests for determination of death and organ donation.
FIAMC statement on legislation of euthanasia
FIAMC protests against possible legalislation of euthanasia in teh Council of Europe.
Marty report on euthanasia
Mr. Dick Marty reports the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on euthanasia. He aims at introducing, in the Countries where they do not exist yet, laws exempting the physicians who help incurable patients put an end to their lives (if they request it) from legal prosecution.
Organ donation (2000)
St. pope John Paul II discusses organ donation, death, implicitely brain death, and xenotransplantation.