Responses to consultations on healthcare in developing countries

25 August 2004

Responses to consultations on GM crops in developing countries

24 August 2004

In 2004, the Council highlighted the recommendations in The use of GM crops in developing countries: a follow-up discussion paper in the following responses to the consultations of other organisations.

Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission

Research agendas in agricultural biotechnology

Nuffield Council expresses concerns about Human Tissue Bill

Press Release

3 February 2004

In a letter to MPs today, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics calls for new legislation on Human Tissue to be clear and coherent.

The Council supports the introduction of the Human Tissue Bill in principle and welcomes the emphasis given to consent as the fundamental principle guiding the lawful use of human tissue. But the Council has a number of concerns about ambiguities in the current Bill. If the requirements for consent become too bureaucratic or too onerous, research leading to potential benefits might suffer.