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International Conference on Human Rights and Biomedicine Rotterdam , 10-12 December 2008.
International Conference on Human Rights and Biomedicine (10-12 December
2008). Venue: Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Since 1997, the member states of the Council of Europe started the process
of ratification of the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
(Biomedicine Convention) committing them to make their laws compatible with
the principles and requirements of this document.
The Biomedicine Convention is the first international document formulating
guiding principles on: equitable access to healthcare; informed consent;
organ transplanting and the use of substances of human origin; medical
research on human beings; the protection of the human embryo and fetus, and
the use of medical information.
Since the Dutch government is expected to ratify the Convention, the Erasmus
University Rotterdam and the Erasmus University Medical Center organize an
international conference discussing the meaning of the Convention's
underlying principles and fundamental rights in health care, contemporary
dilemmas in health care (policy), and the Convention's impact on national
health legislation and daily (medical) practice.
The conference provides an opportunity for discussion among scholars and
practitioners (physicians, lawyers, ethicists, philosophers, etc.) on
emerging issues in biomedicine and human rights.
For more information and registration: www.biomedicineconvention.nl
<http://www.biomedicineconvention.nl/> , m.ghari@erasmusmc.nl
