New report: The Quantifed Human. Ethical aspects on self-monitoring by wearables and health apps
New report from the council on June 14, 2017. In this report, the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics (Smer) summarises the project it initiated on self-monitoring using wearable technology and health apps.
The European Commission has officially re-launched the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) by appointing 15 high-calibre members. One of our expert members, Nils-Eric Sahlin, Professor of Medical Ethics, Lund University, is amongst the appointed members.
Two new Smer comments published
The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics has published two new comments: one regarding care of intersexual children, and the other fetal reduction.
Current work: a factual report concerning assisted death
In the Swedish media there is an ongoing debate over autonomy at the end of life and whether assisted death in any form should be legalized. Smer is currently working on a factual report concerning assisted death.
The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics arranges the seminar “Neuroethics: Deep Brain Stimulation” on the 16th of March at the Riksdag.
Watch lectures from Ethics Day 2016
The theme for the conference was “Self-determination, physician assisted dying and care at the end of life”. Among the participants were professors Wayne Sumner and Anthony Back who gave presentations concerning physician-assisted suicide in Canada and in the United States.