Ukraine establishes Committee on Bioethics (10/04/98)

Ukraine establishes Committee on Bioethics

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KYIV - On initiative of the Ukrainian National Commission of UNESCO Affairs at the Presidium of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, the Committee on Bioethics was established, and Academician Yuriy Kundiyiv was appointed its chairman. Its work will be overseen by the National Scientific Center of Medical and Biological Problems, and experts in various fields will be invited to collaborate with the newly established structure. The committee will evaluate new achievements in the realm of cloning methods and human genetics; its regulations will be elaborated in the nearest future. Committee members are currently discussing whether to engage representatives of Ukrainian Churches in its work.

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