After meeting i Stockholm on 24 may, the European Group on Ethics (EGE) and Smer has adopted a joint statement concerning democracy and digitalisation.

Stem cell-based models of human embryos can help understand early development and contribute to the development of new treatments for infertility and foetal damage. At the same time, embryo models spark boundary issues and challenge current regulations.

A video is now available from the Councils' seminar on ethics, knowledge and decision-making during the pandemic.

Digital development has resulted in new opportunities for the collection, sharing and processing of health data. The potential benefits are huge, but the development also demands weighing up the ethical issues involved.

In a new publication the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics discusses ethical aspects on opportunistic genomic screening.