Bioethics
Over the next decade life-changing biotechnologies will emerge, with potentially significant impact on European society. Increasingly, issues relating to biotechnology and ethics are being taken up by the European Institutions and by the Council of Europe. CEC monitors and contributes to this work.
Our work in this area seeks to increase cooperation with churches and church organisations, including ethics committees, universities, research centres, and academics.
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Thematic Reference Group on Bioethics statement on moral and ethical issues in gene editing, 2018.
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Thematic Reference Group on Bioethics statement on alleged genome editing in China, 2019.
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CEC Response to Draft Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
For more information about our work in this area, please contact Rev. Sören Lenz.
Related posts
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13 Feb, 2019
CEC response to Draft Ethics guidelines for Trustworthy AI
The Conference of European Churches has issued a response to Draft Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI, a working document for stakeholder’s consultation by the European Commission’s High-level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG).
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9 Mar, 2018
Manipulation génétique : les humains se prennent-ils pour Dieu ?
À travers la manipulation génétique, les humains se prennent-ils pour Dieu ? Dans quelles conditions la manipulation génétique peut-elle et doit-elle être autorisée, tant moralement que légalement ?
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8 Mar, 2018
Редактирование генома: человеческие игры в Бога?
Является ли редактирование генома своеобразной игрой людей в Бога? При соблюдении каких условий редактирование генома является нравственно приемлемым и допустимым и даже должно быть обязательным по закону?
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1 Mar, 2018
Gene-editing: Humans playing God?
Questions related to gene-editing were explored in depth by by scientists, theologians and philosophers in a conference in Paris.
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12 Jan, 2018
Event: Gene-editing conference in Paris
Gene-editing is one of the most important and controversial topics in modern bioethics. What are its implications for our understanding of what it means to be human?
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9 Jan, 2018
Rev. Sören Lenz to represent CEC Strasbourg office
CEC has appointed Rev. Sören Lenz its new executive secretary to represent CEC’s office in Strasbourg. He will be responsible for CEC’s work in the field of bio-ethics, human rights and engagement with European Institutions.
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9 Nov, 2014
Christian Arguments and their Reception in the Public Debate in Europe: the Case of Bioethics
On November 6 and 7, 2014, 20 people, representing 15 different churches from 15 countries, assembled in Strasbourg to discuss the question “How do churches speak up in public debates?” The aim of the workshop was to gain insights into the most effective and the most truthful ways to be heard and seen in public debates.
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8 Nov, 2014
Press Release: European churches discuss involvement in public debates
On November 6 and 7, 2014, 20 people, representing 15 different churches from 15 countries, assembled in Strasbourg to discuss the question “How do churches speak up in public debates?” The aim of the workshop was to gain insights into the most effective and the most truthful ways to be heard and seen in public debates. Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (PAS), and human procreation were taken as case studies.
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30 Jun, 2012
Human Enhancement Scientific, Ethical and Theological Aspects from a European Perspective
Twenty-six (26) authors contributed to the CSC (now merged with CEC) book Human Enhancement: Scientific, Ethical and Theological Aspects from a European Perspective.
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27 Apr, 2012
Human Enhancement: promises and realities Churches warn but do not reject
From 25-27 April 2012, around 50 representatives mainly from European churches but also from other religions and the fields of politics, ethics, and science, met in Brussels to discuss the subject of human enhancement. The conference was organized by the Church and Society Commission (CSC) of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), a platform in which a range of Christian denominations in Europe work together. A common workshop with STOA at the European Parliament, brought together around one hundred participants.
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