German Ethics Council

German Ethics Council (German: Deutscher Ethikrat) (Precursor from June 2001 to February 2008: National Ethics Council) is an independent council of experts in Germany working on the ethical, social, scientific, medical, and legal issues and their consequences for the individuals and the society. Half of the 26 members are proposed by the Cabinet of Germany including the chancellor, while the other half of the 26 members is proposed by the Bundestag. The members of the German Ethics Council are then designated by the President of the Bundestag.

It is host of the 2016 Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Councils in Berlin under the Presidency of 2012-2016 Chair Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen of Cologne University.

On incest

On September 24, 2014 the German Ethics Council has recommended that the government abolish laws criminalizing incest between siblings, arguing that such bans impinge upon citizens.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "German Ethics Council: Incest Is a Right". The Daily Beast. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Incest a 'fundamental right', German committee says". The Telegraph. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-05.


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