Bioethics : a dialogue to make healthcare befitting mankind

Abstract

Achievements in biological sciences and technology, particularly in biomedical engineering, while creating new spheres of research, are presenting controversial ethical problems to health professionals and society in general. A most significant National Dialogue on Bioethics was held between the 7th and 9th July 1988. The first session dealt with 'The various problems that the development of science and medicine raised in matters affecting life and death'. This was followed by a dialogue for health professionals on 'Life Sustaining Procedures: Ethical Considerations'. The National Dialogue was brought to an end by the National Seminar on "Bioethics - The Case for a Health Ethics Council" at the University of Malta.