Campbell A V
Department of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology, University of Edinburgh, New College, Scotland.
J Med Philos. 1989 Aug;14(4):385-401. doi: 10.1093/jmp/14.4.385.
In the United Kingdom there have been few committees or commissions dealing specifically with biomedical ethics, and where such bodies have been set up they have merely reported on a specific topic and then disbanded. However, there may well be standing committees in the future, of which the Voluntary Licensing Authority for Human In Vitro Fertilisation and Embryology is a precursor. This paper surveys the work of three special committees or working groups which have reported in the period 1970 to the present. Of these the Warnock Committee is by far the most important, and the issues which it raises are discussed with specific reference to the place of philosophers and theologians on such bodies. It is concluded that, although there has been some movement in the UK toward the utilization of those with special skills and knowledge in the field of bioethics, much more could be done in this regard.
在英国，专门处理生物医学伦理问题的委员会或委员会很少，而且即便设立了这样的机构，它们也只是就某个特定主题进行报告，然后就解散了。然而，未来很可能会有常设委员会，人类体外受精和胚胎学自愿许可管理局就是其前身。本文调查了1970年至今报告的三个特别委员会或工作组的工作。其中，沃诺克委员会最为重要，本文将结合哲学家和神学家在这类机构中的地位，具体讨论它提出的问题。结论是，尽管英国在利用生物伦理领域具有特殊技能和知识的人员方面已经有所进展，但在这方面还有很多工作要做。
