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New Irish Institute to Tackle Ethical Issues : 27th Aug 08
DCU to be the Home of New Ethics Insitute
A new ethics institute is to be set up at Dublin City University (DCU) later this year to look at ethical issues across the board, including healthcare, according to incoming director, Dr Bert Gordijn.
The issues to be considered by the institute will include ethical dilemmas such as life support and embryonic stem cell research.
According to the director, "Advances in medical science can undoubtedly save lives, but progress also throws up some thorny ethical questions. When is it acceptable to turn off life support and let someone die? If we don't have a cure for a genetic disease, should we offer people tests for their risk of developing it? And when do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research outweigh the moral arguments against it?"
Pro-life organisations in Ireland will be watching this new development closely as there have already been a number of attempts to introduce embryonic stem cell research into Ireland. ELN/The Irish Times. August 12.
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