Press releases

This is the archive of all press releases published by the Council.

09/2007, September 6, 2007

National Ethics Council to be farewelled at a public meeting by Federal Minister Schavan
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08/2007, July 16, 2007

The National Ethics Council issues its Opinion on the Stem Cell Law
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07/2007, July 11, 2007

Press conference: The German National Ethics Council presents its Opinion “On the possible amendment of the Stem Cell Law” on July 16

06/2007, May 21, 2007

European bioethics advisory committees meet in Berlin
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05/2007, April 26, 2007

Ethics Council rejects criticism of Opinion on organ shortages
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04/2007, April 24, 2007

The German National Ethics Council proposes a graduated system to increase the number of organ donations
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03/2007, April 17, 2007

Press conference: The German National Ethics Council presents its Opinion ”Increasing the Number of Organ Donations” on April 24.

02/2007, February 1, 2007

The German National Ethics Council presents its Opinion on predictive health information in the conclusion of insurance contracts
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01/2007, January 29, 2007

Press conference: The German National Ethics Council presents its Opinion on predictive health information in the conclusion of insurance contracts

 

 

03/2006, July 13, 2006

The German National Ethics Council presents its Opinion on end-of-life care
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02/2006, July 10, 2006

The German National Ethics Council presents its Opinion on end-of-life care on July 13, 2006

01/2006, 10 February 2006

German National Ethics Council pleased with Education Minister’s announcement
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07/2005, December 14, 2005

Declaration by the German National Ethics Council concerning the petition by the Association of Victims of “Euthanasia” and Forced Sterilization on the Nazi “Genetic Health Law”
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06/2005, August 16, 2005

German National Ethics Council presents Opinion on predictive health information in pre-employment medical examinations
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05/2005, August 10, 2005

Press conference: German National Ethics Council presents Opinion on predictive health information in pre-employment medical examinations

04/2005, June 23, 2005

German National Ethics Council begins its second term
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03/2005, June 23, 2005

National Ethics Council holds last meeting of its first term
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02/2005, June 2, 2005

German National Ethics Council presents Opinion on advance directives
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01/2005, May 30, 2005

Press conference: German National Ethics Council presents Opinion on advance directives

 

 

09/2004, October 6, 2004

National Ethics Council issues Opinion on the patenting of biotechnological inventions
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08/2004, October 4, 2004

Press conference on publication of the Opinion on the biotechnology patents directive

07/2004, September 13, 2004

National Ethics Council issues Opinion on cloning
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06/2004, September 10, 2004

Press conference on publication of the Opinion on cloning

05/2004, August 19, 2004

National Ethics Council debates Opinion on cloning

04/2004, June 16, 2004

National Ethics Council publishes Opinion on polar body diagnosis
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03/2004, March 17, 2004

German National Ethics Council publishes Opinion on biobanks for research
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02/2004, February 16, 2004

National Ethics Council to hold an expert hearing on polar body diagnosis
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01/2004, January 28, 2004

Hermann Barth appointed to the German National Ethics Council
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04/2003, October 22, 2003

Annual public meeting of the German National Ethics Council on other cultures’ attitudes to prenatal life
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03/2003, October 2, 2003

Joint declaration on biobanks by the National Ethics Councils of Germany and France
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02/2003, June 4, 2003

New members appointed to the German National Ethics Council
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01/2003, January 23rd, 2003

National Ethics Council presents its Opinion on preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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03/2002, November 28th, 2002

Prompted by media reports of the forthcoming birth of a cloned baby, the German National Ethics Council makes the following declaration
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02/2002, October 2nd, 2002

German Ethics Council meetings open to the public starting 2003
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01/2002, June 28th, 2002

Second joint meeting of the German National Ethics Council and the French Consultative Committee on Ethical Issues held in Berlin on 28-29 June 2002
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03/2001, December 20th, 2001

Opinion on the import of human embryonic stem cells
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02/2001, August 8th, 2001

The National Ethics Council on the Internet
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01/2001, June 8th, 2001

National Ethics Council inaugurated
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