Korean Journal of Medical Ethics

The Korean Society for Medical Ethics

Korean J Med Ethics 2007; 10(1):1-8

pISSN: 2005-8284, eISSN: 2234-3598

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35301/ksme.2007.10.1.1

Article

의료 및 생명과학연구와 ‘동의’에 관한 국제사회 논의 동향: 유네스코 국제생명윤리위원회 활동을 중심으로

맹광호¹^,^*

International Discussions on Informed Consent in Clinical Practice and Biomedical Research

Kwang-Ho MENG¹^,^*

¹가톨릭대학교 의과대학

¹Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

^*가톨릭대학교 의과대학. 02-590-1235. khmeng@catholic.ac.kr

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Published Online: Jun 30, 2007

ABSTRACT

Although informed consent is a core issue of bioethics at the international level, UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee(IBC) has claimed that the issue of consent needs further discussion and consideration in light of advances in science and technology and the unique cultural characteristics of each society. Accordingly, the IBC formed a working group in 2005 at its Twelfth Session in Tokyo to develop a detailed report on consent. This paper reviews international discussions on informed consent, focusing on the Report of the IBC’s Working Group on Informed Consent, and discusses the IBC’s efforts to promote a greater understanding of the principle of consent through its follow-up actions such as translating and publishing documents, holding conferences, and establishing the Global Ethics Observatory and Ethics Education Programs.

Keywords: 유네스코 국제생명윤리위원회; 유네스코 생명윤리 및 인권에 관한 보편선언; 사전동의; 의료 및 생명과학연구

Keywords: International Bioethics Committee; The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights; Informed consent; Clinical practice and life science research