Review article
BIOETHICS IN ROMANIA
C. Maximilian
; Medical Academy, Bucharest
Abstract
The first attempts at establishing medical ethics in Romania appeared
after the fall of communism in 1989. Namely, during
the communist dictatorship, it had not been possible to discuss
the ethical aspects of medical practice, which enabled a great
deal of medical abuse for political purposes. Despite aggravating
circumstances, such as the non-existence of a health-care law,
after the 1989 revolution, positive changes finally occurred including
the establishment of bioethical committees at the Academy
of Medical Sciences, and the Ministry of Public Health, and of the
Bioethical Center at the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health,
which develops its regional centers throughout Romania. They
are dealing with new bioethical issues concerning the treatment
of patients with AI DS, transplant procedures etc. A survey of debates
is also given pertaining to the issue of assisted conception
and education. The author reports about the religious communities'
views on bioethics, bioethical periodicals, scientific gatherings
and legislation. He also portrays the bioethical committees'
attitudes toward classical "moral" issues such as homosexuality
and transsexuality.
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Hrčak ID:
31925
URI
Publication date:
1.5.1996.
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