Irish Council For Bioethics

The Irish Council for Bioethics was established in 2002 as an independent, autonomous body to consider the ethical issues raised by developments in science and medicine.

Closure of the Irish Council for Bioethics

It is with regret that we announce that as of 1st December 2010, the Irish Council for Bioethics (ICB) has ceased to operate. This is as a result of a Government decision to discontinue funding the operation of the Council. While the ICB's website will no longer be updated, it still constitutes a valuable repository of the Council's activities and publications since its inception in 2002. The ICB is grateful to all of those who have generously given of their time and effort in participating in the stakeholder and public consultation processes, which informed the Council's deliberations.

The Council has produced a Compendium document, which provides an overview of the Council's activities and publications during its 8 year tenure.
Click here to download a copy of the document as a pdf
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