Complete list of publications in Swedish from the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics from 2012 onwards. For older publications, please contact the secretariat.
2024
- 2024-04-12 Consultation response regarding further use of health data för clinical and research purposes (SOU 2023:76)
- 2027-04-05 Letter to the Government: Embryos and embryo models – the need for an updated regulation of research on early human development
- 2024-02-29 Consultation response regarding some disease control issues in social services and social security systems (SOU 2023:56)
- 2024-01-05 Statement on the climate crisis
2023
- 2023-12-11 Consultation response regarding electronic access to children's data in health and dental care (Ds 2023:26)
- 2023-12-11 Consultation response regarding digital care (Ds 2023:27)
- 2023-11-15 Consultation response regarding criminalisation of virginity testing, virginity certification and hymen reconstruction surgery (SOU 2023:37)
- 2023-08-23 Report: Ethical assessment of national vaccine programmes (Smer 2023:3)
- 2023-06-29 Opinion : Climate change, healthcare and ethics (Smer 2023:4)
- 2023-06-01 In brief: Embryo models (Smer 2023:2)
- 2023-05-12 Consultation response regarding compulsory care of people with harmful use or addiction (SOU 2023:5)
- 2023-04-06 Consultation response regarding long-term regulation of research databases
- 2023-04-06 Consultation response regarding the proposal for a EU regulation on matters of parenthood
- 2023-04-04 Consultation response regarding a proposal from the National Board of Health and Welfare to include spinal muscular atrophy in the neonatal screening programme
- 2023-04-05 Consultation response regarding a proposal from the National Board of Health and Welfare on screening for breast cancer
- 2023-04-05 Conference report: Ethics in healthcare governance – dilemmas and opportunities (Smer 2023:1)
- 2023-02-13 Statement regarding ethical aspects on sperm donation and assisted reproduction
2022
- 2022-12-13 In brief: Health data (Smer 2022:4)
- 2022-11-30 Opinion on xenotransplantation
- 2022-11-07 Smer comments Opportunistic genomic screening (Smer 2022:3)
- 2022-11-03 Consultation response regarding Rules on private healthcare insurance within publicly funded healthcare (Ds 2022:15)
- 2022-11-03 Consultation response regarding the health care for the elderly (SOU 2022:41)
- 2022-11-03 Consultation response regarding compulsory mental care (SOU 2022:40)
- 2022-09-29 Consultation response regarding accessibility in the health care system (SOU 2022:22)
- 2022-08-22 Consultation response regarding the European Commission COM (2022) 197 on Health Data
- 2022-06-22 Consultation response regarding healthcare preparedness – structure for increased capacity (SOU 2022:6)
- 2022-04-25 Consultation response The National Board of Health and Welfare's knowledge base care priorities in disaster situations and war
- 2022-04-07 Consultation response regarding welfare technology in elderly care (Ds 2022:4)
- 2022-04-07 Consultation response regarding need-based interventions for people with co-morbidities (SOU 2021:93)
- 2022-04-05 Smer comments Robotics for good care (Smer 2022:2 )
- 2022-03-31 Report: Editing of the Human Genome – Somatic and Heritable (Smer 2022:1 )
- 2022-03-14 Consultation response regarding how to medically estimate somebody's age (SOU 2021:84)
- 2022-02-04 Consultation response regarding draft proposal referred to the Council on Legislation for consideration regarding gender and registration of sex
- 2022-02-03 Consultation response regarding private health insurances (SOU 2021:80)
2021
- 2021-12-29 Smer’s statement regarding ethical aspects of covid-19 vaccination of 5 – 11-year olds in Sweden
- 2021-11-04 Consultation response regarding draft proposal referred to the Council on Legislation for consideration regarding new rules for organ donation
- 2021-10-26 Consultation response: SOU 2021:56 regarding rules governing legal parentage of children in international situations
- 2021-09-07 Smer’s statement regarding covid-19 vaccination of health care staff
- 2021-09-16 Smer’s statement regarding ethical aspects of Covid-19 vaccination of 12 – 15-year olds in Sweden
- 2021-09-03 Consultation response: SOU 2021:39 regarding access control to health care information
- 2021-09-03 Consultation response: SOU 2021:43 regarding sexual violation
- 2021-09-01 Consultation response: SOU 2021:34 regarding healthcare for children and adolescents
- 2021-09-03 Consultation response: SOU 2021:6 regarding mental health
- 2021-09-03 Consultation response regarding screening of new borns for cystic fibrosis
- 2021-02-09 A summary of Smer’s discussions and positions in June 2021 regarding Covid-19 vaccination of children and adolescents
- 2021-06-21 Consultation response: SOU 2021:19 regarding the preparedness of the Swedish healthcare system
- 2021-06-21 Consultation response: SOU 2021:8 regarding a more equal dental health care system
- 2021-06-04 Consultation response regarding pneumococcal vacination for people aged 75 or over
- 2021-04-26 In brief – DNA in criminal investigations
- 2021-02-23 Statement: Smer endorses WHO:s Vaccine Equity Declaration
- 2021-02-22 Consultation response regarding a report from the National Board of Health and Welfare on reprocessing of medical disposable products
- 2021-02-05 Consultation response regarding a commission report on personal data processing at number calculation before clinical studies (SOU 2020:53)
2020
- 2020-11-23 Report: Health care of persons without permanent residence permits
- 2020-10-07 Consultation response regarding a proposal to amend the law on the national vaccination registry
- 2020-09-15 Consultation response regarding a commission report on a reformed healthcare system (SOU 2020:19)
- 2020-09-11 Consultation response regarding a commission report on structural changes and investments in healthcare (SOU 2020:15)
- 2020-09-02 Conference report: Governance models in healthcare – is there a place for ethics?
- 2020-09-02 Conference report: Healthcare for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria
- 2020-08-13 Consultation response regarding a commission report on welfare technology (SOU 2020:14)
- 2020-08-13 Consultation response regarding a complement to a proposal on a new law on surgical procedures and injections (Ds 2019: 20)
- 2020-08-12 Consultation response regarding a commission report on healthcare in civil defense (SOU 2020:23)
- 2020-06-24 Letter to the government summarising Smer's project on gender dysphoria in childhood and adolescence
- 2020-05-15 Report: Ethics in a pandemic
- 2020-03-31 In brief – Artificial intelligence in healthcare
- 2020-03-31 Consultation response regarding a proposal to include X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in the national screening program for newborns
- 2020-01-30 Conference report: Ethics in clinical practice
- 2020-01-13 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the patient choice system in Sweden and how to best promote the fulfilment of the objectives in the Health Care Act (SOU 2019:42)
2019
- 2019-12-30 Consultation response concerning ”A strengthened protection for the individual in aesthetic treatments. A new law on surgical procedures and injections” (Ds 2019: 20)
- 2019-11-21 Letter to the Government regarding patients with impaired decision-making capacity
- 2019-10-23 Consultation response concerning two commission reports on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in healthcare (SOU 2019:15 and SOU 2019:28)
- 2019-10-21 Consultation response regarding a commission report on organ-preserving treatment (SOU 2019:26)
- 2019-10-03 Consultation response regarding a commission report on The Santiago convention against organ trafficking (SOU 2019:1)
- 2019-06-14 Conference report: AI – a promising technology with ethical challenges
- 2019-04-29 Smer comments: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing of children
- 2019-04-26 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the financing and pricing system for drugs (SOU 2018:89)
- 2019-04-26 Letter: Smer calls for the Government to review gender dysforia in childhood and adolescence
- 2019-04-26 Conference report: Ethical dilemmas in decisions concerning life support and limitations of treatment
- 2019-04-12 Report: Governance models in healthcare – draft of a model for ethical analysis
- 2019-02-28 Report: Signs of life after late abortion
- 2019-01-31 Consultation response regarding a commission report on long-term regulation of research databases (SOU 2018:36)
2018
- 2018-12-20 The Council’s message to the Government: Medical age assessment in the asylum process needs to be examined
- 2018-12-14 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the processing of personal data within the Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis (SOU 2018:52)
- 2018-11-28 Statement concerning the birth of children whose nuclear DNA have been edited using CRISPR-technology
- 2018-11-23 Consultation response regardning a commission report concerning a primary care reform (SOU 2018:39)
- 2018-11-12 Consultation response regarding a proposal for changes in the regulation of the PKU biobank
- 2018-09-24 Consultation response regarding an memorandum on new qualifications for a Master's degree of Medical Science
- 2018-06-18 Consultation response regarding a proposal on certain surgical procedures in the genitals (Ds 2018:11)
- 2018-06-08 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the regulation of biobanks (SOU 2018:4)
- 2018-06-08 An introduction to ethics. Revised edition.
- 2018-06-07 Smer calls for the government to review the current legislation on gene technology
- 2018-05-07 Consultation response regarding a decision guidance concerning HPV vaccination for boys
- 2018-04-19 Consultation response regarding a commission report on coercive measures used in compulsory psychiatric care of children (SOU 2017:111)
- 2018-04-16 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the ethical review of research involving humans (SOU 2017:104)
- 2018-04-03 Opinion: ethical aspects on diagnostic imaging when suspecting total cerebral infarction
- 2018-02-28 Consultation response regarding a commission report on means to strengthen the status and improve living conditions för LGBTQI people (SOU 2017:92)
- 2018-02-21 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the financing, subsidisation and pricing of drugs (SOU 2017:87)
- 2018-02-20 Consultation response regarding a memorandum on specialist medical training (Ds 2017:56)
- 2018-01-01 Consultation response on a complementary memorandum regarding the commission report on processing of personal data for research purposes (SOU 2017:50)
2017
- 2017-11-29 Smer comments: Invasive cosmetic procedures
- 2017-11-20 Report: Assisted dying
- 2017-11-02 Statement regarding the suspended preliminary investigation against Paolo Macchiarini
- 2017-10-27 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the protection of privacy (SOU 2017:52)
- 2017-10-18 Consultation response regarding a commission report on knowledge-based and equal healthcare (SOU 2017:48)
- 2017-10-02 Consultation response regarding a commission report on the regulation of biobanks (SOU 2017:40)
- 2017-09-15 Consultation response regarding a commission report on personal data processing for research purposes (SOU 2017:50)
- 2017-07-11 Opinion: ethical aspects on vaccination against HPV for boys
- 2017-07-07 Consultation response regarding a commission report on a new system for dealing with scientific misconduct (SOU 2017:10)
- 2017-07-07 Consultation response regarding a proposal for changes in the Medicinal Products Act (Ds 2017:14)
- 2017-07-07 Consultation response regarding a commission report on quality and patient safety in the pharmacy market (SOU 2017:15)
- 2017-06-14 Report: The Quantified Human. Ethical aspects on self-monitoring by wearables and health apps.
- 2017-04-28 Consultation response regarding a suggestion for compensation for persons who have gotten change in their gender identity determined in certain cases (Ds 2017:6)
- 2017-03-27 Smer comments: Care of intersexual children – ethical aspects regarding early surgery
- 2017-03-23 Consultation response regarding national medication list (Ds 2016:44)
- 2017-03-22 Consultation response regarding an evaluation from the Swedish Public Health Agency on including vaccination of infants against rotavirus infection in the national vaccination programme
- 2017-03-13 Smer comments: Fetal reduction
2016
- 2016-11-23 Opinion: Ethical implications of sponsorship of health services
- 2016-11-14 Report: Ethical assessments at the border between health and medical care and research
- 2016-10-28 Consultation response regarding a proposal regarding age assessment in the asylum procedure (Ds 2016:37)
- 2016-10-26 Consultation response regarding a commission report on personal integrity (SOU 2016:41)
- 2016-10-26 Ethical analysis of “traumatic shaking"/”shaken baby syndrome”
- 2016-10-26 Ethical aspects on including vaccination of infants against rotavirus infection in the national vaccination programme
- 2016-10-26 Consultation response regarding a proposal for a new national model for transparent prioritisation in health care
- 2016-10-26 Consultation response regarding private health insurances within public financed health care (Ds 2016:29)
- 2016-10-20 Opinion on Medical age assessments in the asylum process – ethical aspects
- 2016-08-25 Consultation response regarding a report concerning IVF-treatment with donated gametes from the National Board of Health and Welfare
- 2016-06-14 Consultation response regarding a commission report on ways to increase the possibilities for involuntarily childless people to become parents (SOU 2016:11)
- 2016-05-27 Consultation response regarding a commission report regarding how to make Swedish health care more efficient (SOU 2016:2)
- 2016-05-20 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning a new act on apperance-altering treatments (SOU 2015:100)
- 2016-05-18 Smer comments: Citizen participation in new forms of research and health care
- 2016-05-02 The Swedish Nationl Council on Medical Ethics 30 years: Anniversary publication
- 2016-04-01 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning adults who cannot decide for themselves concerning health care, social services and research (SOU 2015:80)
- 2016-03-11 Consultation response regarding a commission report on organ donation (SOU 2015:84)
- 2016-02-17 Opinion on fixed compensation to egg donors
2015
- 2015-12-16 Report: ADHD – ethical challenges
- 2015-11-20 Consultation response on the Bergwall Commission report (SOU 2015:52)
- 2015-11-16 Consultation response on a proposal from the National Board of Health and Welfare to change the regulation of the National Patient Register
- 2015-10-27 Consultation response regarding comission report on the next phase in e-health (SOU 2105:32)
- 2015-10-22 Report – Analysis of fetal DNA in the woman’s blood: Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for trisomy 13, 18 and 21 – ethical aspects
- 2015-09-07 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning legal gender and medical gender reassignment (SOU 2014:91)
- 2015-07-10 Smer comments: The technique CRISPR-Cas9 and possibilities to edit the human genome
- 2015-06-16 Consultation response regarding a commission report on medicine for animals, mechanical doses and rare conditions (SOU 2014:87)
- 2015-05-18 Comments on a government mission to the Medical Products Agency on homeopathic drugs
- 2015-04-29 Conference summary: Ethical aspects on reconstructive surgery for children with differences in sex development
- 2015-02-19 Report: Robots and surveillance in health care of the elderly – ethical aspects
- 2015-02-09 Consultation response regarding a commission report on research registries (SOU 2014:45)
- 2015-01-29 Report: Co-payment and out-of-pocket payment in public health care – ethical aspects
- 2015-01-23 Conference report: Stem cell research and experimental therapy
- 2015-01-16 Consultation response regarding a proposed amendment of the advice from The Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, TLV, on economical evaluations
2014
- 2014-12-01 Smer comments: Neuroenhancement – cognitive enhancement in healthy individuals
- 2014-11-21 Consultation response regarding a proposal for correct information in the right place and at the right time in health care (SOU 2014: 23)
- 2014-10-24 Consultation response regarding medicine for specific needs (SOU 2014:20)
- 2014-09-30 Consultation response regarding a suggestion for compensation for children and adolescents who fell ill in narcolepsy after pandemic vaccination (Ds 2014:19)
- 2014-08-29 Consultation response regarding a follow-up report on assisted fertilization with definitions, recommendations and development areas
- 2014-06-19 Consultation response to a governmental proposal concerning comprehensive evidence based policy-making/management for health care and social services (Ds 2014:9)
- 2014-06-11 Consultation response regarding vaccination against hepatitis B
- 2014-05-23 Consultation response regarding the National Board of Health and Welfares information on the treatment of persons with gender dysphoria
- 2014-05-08 Smer comments: Commercial trade in human eggs, kidneys and surrogacy arrangements
- 2014-04-14 Consultation response on a proposal concerning national coordination and support of clinical research studies (SOU 2013:87)
- 2014-03-24 Consultation response on a legislative proposal concerning an action plan for the safe management of nanomaterials (SOU 2013:70)
- 2014-02-28 Conference report: New technologies in neuroscience
2013
- 2013-12-12 Smer comments: Personalised medicine – possibilities and risks
- 2013-12-02 Consultation response regarding a report by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions the regarding measures to promote the reproductive capacity of young people
- 2013-11-14 Report: Mitochondria replacement in cases of serious diseases – ethical aspects
- 2013-09-19 Consultation response regarding a comission report on quality and patient safety for adults with impaired decision-making capacity (SOU 2013:45 )
- 2013-09-17 Consultation response on a model for a national screening programme and recommendations for screening from the National Board of Health and Welfare.
- 2013-05-21 Smer comments: Analysis of the genome using NGS – in health and medical care, research , and in direct contact with individuals
- 2013-05-21 Conference report: Patient autonomy
- 2013-04-24 Letter: Patient requests for terminal sedation
- 2013-04-08 Circulation of a proposal for consideration by the Council on Legislation regarding registers for certain research
- 2013-03-25 Smer comments: Domino transplants to increase the number of organ donations
- 2013-02-28 Report: Assisted reproduction – ethical aspects
- 2013-02-25 Consultation response regarding a commission report ‘Price, availability and service – further development of pharmaceuticals and the pharmacy market’ (SOU 2012:75)
- 2013-02-15 Comments on a memorandum containing a proposal for consideration by the Council on Legislation concerning registers for certain research
- 2013-01-23 Conference report: Drugs for rare diseases
2012
- 2012-11-21 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning a new act on compulsory psychiatric care (SOU 2012:17)
- 2012-11-13 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning health care for people residing in Sweden without a permit (Ds 2012:36)
- 2012-11-12 Consultation response regarding a memorandum regarding the processing of personal data in the context of certain research
- 2012-09-21 Consultation response regarding a legislative proposal regarding a new government agency for infrastructure issues regarding health care and pharmacies (Ds 2012:21)
- 2012-09-21 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning the authorities in the health care sector in Sweden (Make it easier!) (SOU 2012:33)
- 2012-09-21 Consultation response regarding a commission report on better control over license to practice (SOU 2012:42)
- 2012-09-21 Consultation response regarding a commission report by the Cross Party Committee on Environmental Objectives entitled ‘Reducing the risks of dangerous substances’ (SOU 2012:38)
- 2012-09-21 Letter: Legal issues concerning children conceived through surrogacy abroad
- 2012-08-29 Human dignity: an elusive concept
- 2012-08-24 Consultation response regarding a legislative proposal regarding a new supervisory authority for health and medical care and social services (Ds 2012:20)
- 2012-08-15 Consultation response regarding a comission report concerning (large-scale) databases for research (SOU 2012:36)
- 2012-06-29 Consultation response on a draft ordinance concerning registers for certain population-based research (large-scale databases) (U2012/3414/F)
- 2012-06-20 Consultation response on a suggestion of changes because of EU-directive 2011/62/EU on counterfeit medicines (Ds 2012:16)
- 2012-03-26 Letter: concerning large-scale reserch databases like the project LifeGene
- 2012-03-23 Consultation response regarding a commission report concerning the preventive work for analyzing committed suicides in health care and social services (SOU 2010:45)