International Bioethics Committee (IBC)

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International Bioethics Committee (IBC)
The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) is a body of 36 independent experts that follows progress in the life sciences and its applications in order to ensure respect for human dignity and freedom. It was created in 1993.

The IBC provides the only global forum for in-depth bioethical reflection by exposing the issues at stake. It does not pass judgment on one position or another. Instead, it is up to each country, particularly lawmakers, to reflect societal choices within the framework of national legislation and to decide between the different positions. Read more...

Events

Sixteenth Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) 2009-11-23 8:00 am UNESCO
Further to its postponement for health reasons related to the A(H1N1) influenza epidemic in Mexico City, at the kind invitation of the Government of Mexico, the sixteenth ordinary session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) was held in Mexico City from 23 to 25 November 2007 and gathered more than 300 participants from around 45 countries, with active participation of numerous experts from various countries in the region.



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