State Bioethics Commissions in Mexico, Achievements and Challenges

Authors

  • Manuel Hugo Ruiz de Chávez Guerrero Comisión Nacional de Bioética de México
  • Erika Judith Salinas de la Torre Comisión Nacional de Bioética de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2017.39.17716

Keywords:

national bioethics commissions, state bioethics commission, infrastructure in bioethics, public health policies, bioethics

Abstract

Comparative studies have been developed on the infrastructure on bioethics of different countries, comprised mainly by national commissions, hospital bioethics and research ethics committees; however, there are few data on the application of bioethics at the subnational level. This work offers an approximation to the evolution of the State Commissions of Bioethics in Mexico and accounts for their work in outreach, education, and counseling, as well as entrenching a culture of bioethics in medical care and networking with the National Bioethics Commission and other health and educational institutions. State Commissions help to promote bioethics at the subnational level and to foster comprehensive care in complex medical and research settings.

Author Biographies

Manuel Hugo Ruiz de Chávez Guerrero, Comisión Nacional de Bioética de México

Presidente del Consejo de la Comisión Nacional de Bioética de México.

Erika Judith Salinas de la Torre, Comisión Nacional de Bioética de México

Directora General Adjunta de la Comisión Nacional de Bioética de México.

How to Cite

Ruiz de Chávez Guerrero, M. H., & Salinas de la Torre, E. J. (2017). State Bioethics Commissions in Mexico, Achievements and Challenges. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (39), 87–102. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2017.39.17716

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Section

General section