Volume 9, suplement 1
On the cover
The European Human Rights and Biomedicine Convention
Józef Kocur1, JERZY POBOCHA3, JÓZEF BUKOWSKI1, ZDZISŁAW MAJCHRZYK2
1. Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi
2. Kliniki Psychiatrii Sądowej IPiN w Pruszkowie
3. Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii PAM w Szczecinie
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 2000, 9, suplement 1 (9). 7-10
Keywords: human rights, bioethics
Abstract
For many the years the ParliamentaryAssembly and the Expert Committee for Bioethicsof the Council of Europe have been analyzing the problems facing humanity due to progress in themedical and biological sciences. In the wake of theseanalyses the European Human Rights and BiomedicineConvention was accepted in 1997 and thenratified by many countries. Despite the appeals of theHigh Medical Council Poland has still not ratifiedthis Convention. The authors present the Convention.
Address for correspondence:
Pro! Józef Kocur, Wojskowa Akademia Medyczna,
Pl. Hallera l, 90-647 Łódź