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KMID : 1142820170010020001
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Bio, Ethics and Policy
2017 Volume.1 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.18
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From Regulation to Communication : A Proposal for Transformation of National Bioethics Committee
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Lee Il-Hak
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Abstract
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Korean National Bioethics Committee (KNBC) is deliberating body with functions designated by Bioethics and Safety Act (2013). After 10 years of its establishment, it is necessary to review its achievement and how it can serve the society in safeguarding the sound ethical judgement and practice in biomedical researches. Considering the nature of ethical governance, KNBC worked successfully in institutionalising bioethical consideration into research practice. KNBS worked through deciding the permissible topics in genetic and embryonic researches, about which there existed conflict. Since the ecosystem of ethical oversight has been changed, in which foundational, clinical, and public bioethics body(Evans, 2006) collaborate, KNBC should transform its function and structure to adapt the changes. Considering the nature of bioethical conflicts and pluralistic society, the ideal and practice of bioethics should take into account of deliberative democracy. To explore this possibility, this article review the functions and status of current KNBC and the European national bioethics committees. And the proposal for transformation is given.
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KEYWORD
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bioethics act, national bioethics committee, public bioethics, deliberative democracy, public deliberation
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