Australian commissions and committees on issues in bioethics.
We examine the role of Australian state and federal committees and law reform commissions in bioethics. Most have been concerned with in vitro fertilization and embryo research. We find deficiencies in the standards of reasoning about the underlying ethical issues raised by these techniques. We suggest stronger representation of those with a background in ethics.
Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
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D026683:Advisory Committees; D001315:Australia; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000523:psychology; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D026822:Ethicists; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006286:Health Planning Councils; D006288:Health Planning Organizations; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards