National Commission of Bioethics Mexico

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National Commission of Bioethics Mexico

• Dafna Feinholz
• Executive Director
• International Dialogue on Ethics
• Brussels, 19/02/2009

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Relevant features

• Presidential Decree September 7, 2005.
• Deconcentrated body of the Ministry of Health.
• Technical and Operative Autonomy
• Structure
• Council Plural and multidisciplinary 6-
• Operative staff 11- 52 Open contest for posts.
  Civil service.

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MANDATE

• To promote a culture of bioethics in Mexico
• To promote reflection, deliberative attitude and
  multidisciplinary discussion of issues related to
  human health.
• To develop ethical guidelines for health care
  delivery, health research and teaching in health
  field.

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Strategies

• Systematized arguments, useful information and
  deliberative tools.
• Website
• Media short messages (abortion, euthanasia)
• Public Fora and publications (cloning, dying with
  dignity)
• Dissemination diverse publications Bioethical
  Debate
• Professional events

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Responsibilities

• Building infrastructure
• Promote the establishment and issue guidelines
• Bioethics commission in each federal state
• Research Ethics Committees
• Clinical Bioethics Committees
• (Initiative of law)

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Responsibilities

• Responsible for defining national policies on
  bioethics
• To establish public health policies related to
  bioethics
• To act as the national body to be consulted on
  specific issues on bioethics
• (Ministry of health, congress, others)

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THANK YOU

• dradafnasalud_at_gmail.com