Medicine

On 21 November 2022, the Minister for Health and Prevention referred the issue of compulsory vaccination for healthcare professionals and professionals working in the…

The term "eugenics" came up repeatedly in public debates during the revision of the French bioethics law. The use of certain techniques in medically assisted procreation was discussed. "What is…

Opinion on Cochlear Implants in Pre-lingually Deaf Children

In April 2013, the CCNE published an opinion (No. 120) on the "ethical issues associated with the development of foetal genetic testing on maternal blood". The committee emphasised that this was…

The CCNE reflects on the development of human genomics tools, which do not always lead to therapeutic progress. They do, however, shed light on the question of whether their future child will be…

On 3 July 2012 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of a rapid diagnostic test (Oraquick® saliva test) for self-testing without medical supervision. Since October 2012…

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

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

About a test (ISET-Oncologie) to detect circulating tumour cells in the blood (2007-09-24)

Opinion on tuberculosis screening and BCG vaccination (22 June 2006)

Issues raised by the marketing of self-tests for HIV infection and diagnosis of genetic diseases (2004-11-04)

Information on the risk of blood transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (2004-11-04)

Widespread antenatal screening for cystic fibrosis (2003-12-18)

Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (CTA) of the Face (Full or Partial Face Transplant) (2004-02-06)

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)

Umbilical cord blood banks for autologous use or research (2002-12-12)

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

Reflections on the extension of pre-implantation diagnosis (2002-07-04)

Opinion 71 on functional neurosurgery for severe psychiatric conditions(2002-04-25)

Congenital disabilities and injury (2001-05-29)

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…

Opinion on the Information to be Provided to Patients Regarding the Potential Transmission of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Agent Through Blood Components (1997-10-01)

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

Recommendation on the Provision of Antiviral Treatment in AIDS. Report. (1996-03-07)

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

Opinion on the application of somatic gene therapy techniques. Report. (1993-06-22)

Opinion on screening pregnant women for the risk of fetal trisomy 21 using blood tests. Report. (1993-06-22)

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)

Ethical questions raised by compulsory genetic testing of female competitors at the Albertville Games (1992-01-27)

Opinion on the Non-Commercialization of the Human Genome. Report. General reflections on the ethical issues posed by research on the human genome. (1991-12-02)

Opinion on the application of genetic tests to individual studies, family studies, and population studies. (Issues of 'DNA banks', cell 'banks', and the computerization of data). (1991-06-24)

Opinion concerning Intracerebral Transplants of Mesencephalic Tissues from Human Embryos in Five Parkinson's Patients for the Purpose of Therapeutic Experimentation. (1990-12-13)

Opinion on Gene Therapy. (1990-12-13)

Opinion on Research on Embryos Subject to a Moratorium Since 1986 Aimed at Allowing Genetic Diagnosis Before Transplantation. (1990-07-18)

Opinion on the Dissemination of DNA Analysis Identification Techniques (Genetic Fingerprinting Techniques). (1989-12-15)

State of Studies Conducted by the Committee on Gamete and Embryo Donations. (1989-12-15)

Opinion on Nerve Cell Grafts in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Report. (1989-10-16)

Opinion on the Ethical Issues Raised by the Fight Against the Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection. Report. (1988-12-16)

Opinion on a request concerning a study of healthy volunteers during an experiment simulating cardio-vascular and supporting tissues modifications in a weightless environment. Report.

Opinion on Research and Use of Human Embryos In Vitro for Medical and Scientific Purposes. Report. (1986-12-15)

Opinion on the Issues Raised by Prenatal and Perinatal Diagnosis. Report. (1985-05-13)

Opinion on Medical Registers for Epidemiological and Prevention Studies. Report. (1985-06-05)