Debating ethics and public policy: the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
Concerns about bioethical issues raised by scientific developments in genetics are a common feature of both public and policy debates in the UK. This article sets out how one such body, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, contributes to public and policy debates, and provides information about similar bodies in the UK and around the world.
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Assistant Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, 28 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JS, London, UK. vlezemore@nuffieldfoundation.org
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