EUROPE

- Council of Europe Bioethics Department
www.phen.ab.ca/biocentres/europe.html#sp

The Council of Europe's aim in this field is to protect the individual's dignity and fundamental rights with regard to the application of ordinary medicine and new medical techniques (genetics, medically assisted procreation, etc.). It wants to strike a balance between freedom of research and protection of persons, while fostering reflection and public discussion, ensuring respect for fundamental values, and arbitrating between different viewpoints and interests by drawing up principles and legal standards which reflect these values.

E-mail:carlos.desola@coe.int
Tel: 333.8841.2438

- European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics
www.eacmeweb.com/

The European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME) is, since its creation in 1985, an international research and communication network. It aims at promoting public critical concern regarding the ethical issues involved in the development of the biomedical sciences in our communities.

P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Email: Secretariaat-ige@ige.unimaas.nl
Phone: 314.3388.2145
Fax: 314.3388.4171

-European Bioethical Research
www.bioethics.org.uk/

European Bioethical Research is an international, non profit organization based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It encourages and promotes research and discussion in bioethics amongst academics, and has a programme to increase and improve the public understanding of bioethics through small grants.

191 Leith Walk
Edinburgh EH6 8NX
Scotland, UK
Email: bioethics@europe.com

-European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
europa.eu.int/comm/european_group_ethics/

The Group is an independent, pluralist and multidisciplinary body which advises the European Commission on ethical aspects of science and new technologies in connection with the preparation and implementation of Community legislation or policies.
Email: GOPA-ETHICS-GROUP@cec.eu.int

-The European Society For Philosophy Of Medicine And Healthcare
www.espmh.cm-uj.krakow.pl/

The European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare (ESPMH) was founded in 1987. It’s goals are: to stimulate and promote the development and methodology in the field of philosophy of medicine and health care; to be a center of contact for European scholars in this field; to promote international contact between members of the various countries in and outside Europe.

c/o Dr Bert Gordijn
Dept. of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine
University Medical Centre Nijmegen
PO Box 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Email: b.gordijn@efg.umcn.nl
Phone: 312.4361.5320
Fax: 312.4354.0254

-Nordic Committee on Bioethics
www.ncbio.org/

A Nordic committee on Bioethics was formed in1989 to further promote Nordic cooperation and exchange information between scientists, parliamentarians, and opinion leaders on ethical aspects of biotechnological research, development and application. The Committee has of two members from each of the Nordic countries and represents broad-based knowledge in biotechnology and bioethics.