title: Medical ethics in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: Recent trends in biomedical technologies have been associated with increasing discussion about ethical aspects of the new knowledge in many societies, including the Islamic Republic of Iran. Medical ethics has a long history in our country, and great Iranian physicians laid special emphasis on teaching and practising traditional ethics. In recent decades, great strides have been made in biomedical ethics, especially in the fields of education, research and legislation. We present a brief history of medical ethics in our country. Current activities and topics of future plans are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. emrc@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larijani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zahedi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malek-Afzali
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000266:history; D032781:Codes of Ethics / Q000266:history; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam / Q000266:history*; D007878:Legislation as Topic / Q000266:history; D008514:Medicine, Arabic / Q000266:history*; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000266:history; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics / Q000266:history; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000266:history; D012106:Research / Q000266:history