The Canadian Bioethics Society

“is a not-for-profit organization… a forum for professionals interested in sharing ideas relating to bioethics and in finding solutions to bioethical problems. The Society promotes the teaching of bioethics at all levels of post-secondary and continuing education…(and)…aims to promote research and publication in bioethics and to encourage the dissemination of information on bioethics to professionals in various fields as well as to the general public.”

…”The expansion of medical knowledge and technology in recent years – with the influence of human genetics among the most important developments – has led to increased recognition of ethical questions and concerns.”

…Bioethics is concerned with the problems facing decision-makers at clinical, professional and policy levels and seeks to encourage the involvement of the public in medical-ethical debates. Until recently…( )… ethics in health care has been limited to health professional/patient and interprofessional relations…(due to)…a general decline in the influence of religious and philosophical thinking in guiding responses to the day to day concerns of health care.