title: Biomedical ethics committees.
abstract: As a consequence of rapidly increasing and complex ethical dilemmas in medicine, health care institutions are responding by forming biomedical ethics committees. In this article, the authors review the origins, functions, and potential drawbacks of these committees and also make suggestions on starting these committees.
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics; D003657:Decision Making; D004496:Education, Continuing; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment