The Belgian Advisory Committee on bioethics :
Belgian official advisory body on bioethics
4 basic values : independence, pluralism, expertise et interdisciplinarity
the Cooperation Agreement of 15 January 1993 establishing an Advisory Committee on bioethics
5 public authorities as stakholders: Federal government, Flemish, French and German-speaking Communities and the Common Community Commission
Operates independently of the public authorities that incorporated it
The Committee has two missions :
Informing the public and public authorities
- writing an annual report on its activities
- organising a biannual conference
- managing a library
- informing the press about the Committee's opinions
- managing a linkedIn page
- publication of a Newsletter
Delivering opinions
- more than 100 opinions delivered
- opinions on various ethical topics such as euthanasia, organ donation, scientific research on humans andwith embryos, fertility issues, genetic testing, compulsory vaccination, status of human remains...