Research, legislation, ethics

Opinion on Cochlear Implants in Pre-lingually Deaf Children

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The CCNE has considered the situation of people affected by variations in sexual development (the term used by the CCNE rather than "intersex people"). According to the Office of…

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Law 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics will be reviewed in 2018. The law states that "any proposed reform of the ethical problems and social issues raised by advances in…

At the end of the public consultation phase of the Estates General on Bioethics, the members of the CCNE are aware that the richness of what has been read, heard and experienced is irreducible to…

The French Minister of Social Affairs and Health has referred the matter to the National Ethics Consultative Committee (CCNE), asking for an opinion "on the ethical relevance of changing the…

In the wake of the 2005 law, many associations for people with disabilities are calling for additional, adapted regulations to address the frequent shortcomings in their emotional and sexual lives…

Ethical reflection on research on cells of human embryonic origin and research on the human embryo in vitro (2010-10-21)

Ethical issues raised by surrogate motherhood (GPA) (2010-04-01)

Opinion on the ethical issues raised by the use of cadavers for conservation or museum display (2010-01-07)

Ethical issues raised by potential flu pandemic (2009-02-05)

Questions to the General States of Bioethics (2008-10-09)

Ethics and deaf children: some thoughts on information about systematic neonatal screening and care for deaf children (2007-12-06)

The situation in France for children and adults with autism (2007-11-08)

Migration, ancestry and genetic fingerprinting. (2007-10-09)

Health, ethics and money: the ethical challenges of budget constraints on hospital health spending (2007-06-28)

Ethical issues raised by the provision of neonatal genetic information as part of genetic disease screening (2007-05-10)

Ethical issues raised by predictive approaches based on the detection of early behavioural disorders in children (2007-02-06)

Marketing of human stem cells and other cell lines (2006-06-22)

Access to origins, anonymity and secrecy of filiation (2005-11-24)

On the preservation of the bodies of stillborn foetuses and children. Response to the Prime Minister's referral. (2005-09-22)

On methods of determining age for legal purposes (2005-06-23)

Refusal of treatment and personal autonomy (2005-04-14)

Opinion on training in medical ethics (2004-04-29)

Referral of workers to a job involving risk. The role of the occupational health professional and reflections on the ambiguity of the concept of aptitude (2003-12-04)

Transposition into French law of the European Directive on Clinical Trials of Medicinal Products: a new ethical framework for research on human beings (2003-09-18)

On the obligation to provide family genetic information in cases of medical necessity (2003-04-24)

Ethical issues raised by the development of ICSI (2002-12-12)

Phase 1 trials in cancer (2002-09-26)

Consents in favour of a third party (2001-12-13)

Medically assisted procreation in couples at risk of viral transmission - reflections on responsibilities - (2001-11-08)

Congenital disabilities and injury (2001-05-29)

Opinion on the preliminary draft revision of the bioethics laws (2001-01-18)

Opinion on the preliminary draft law transposing Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions into the…

The medicalisation of sexuality: the case of Viagra. Reply to the Secretary of State for Health (1999-11-18)

Review of Bioethics Laws (1998-06-25)

Informed Consent and Information for Persons Undergoing Medical Procedures or Research (1998-06-12)

Ethical Issues Raised by the Desire for Children in Couples Where the Man is HIV Positive and the Woman is HIV Negative (1998-02-10)

Response to the President of the Republic Regarding Reproductive Cloning (1997-04-22)

Opinion on the Establishment of Collections of Human Embryonic Cells and Their Use for Therapeutic or Scientific Purposes. Report. (1997-03-11)

Opinion on the Establishment of Collections of Human Embryonic Tissues and Organs and Their Use for Scientific Purposes (1997-03-11)

Recommendations on a Bill Strengthening Prevention and Prosecution of Sexual Offenses Against Minors. 1996-12-20

Opinion on Contraception for Individuals with Mental Disabilities. Report. (1996-04-03)

Report on Sterilization Considered as a Permanent Contraceptive Method. (1996-04-03)

Opinion on the Care of Autistic Individuals in France. Report. (1996-01-10)

Opinion and Recommendations on "Genetics and Medicine: From Prediction to Prevention". Report. (1995-10-30)

Opinion on Embryo Transfer After the Death of a Spouse (or Partner). Report. (1993-12-17)

Cooperation in Biomedical Research Between French Teams and Teams from Economically Developing Countries. Report. (1993-12-17)

Opinion on research ethics in the human behavioural sciences. Report (1993-10-14)

Opinion on the use of placebo in therapeutic trials of antidepressants. Report. (1993-02-09)

Opinion on the census of glaucoma patients in France and the chromosomal location of the gene(s) responsible. (1993-01-19)