title: Medical ethics in the European Community.
abstract: Increasing European co-operation must take place in many areas, including medical ethics. Against the background of common cultural norms and pluralistic variation within political traditions, religion and lifestyles, Europe will have to converge towards unity within the field of medical ethics. This article examines how such convergence might develop with respect to four major areas: European research ethics committees, democratic health systems, the human genome project and rules for stopping futile treatments.
authors.affiliation: Herlev University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riis
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005060:Europe; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006805:Human Experimentation; D016045:Human Genome Project / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007391:International Cooperation; D038622:Internationality; D028701:Patient Rights; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D040841:Resource Allocation; D028761:Withholding Treatment