Medical Ethics, History of Europe: Contemporary Period: VII. Nordic Countries
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (
2004)
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Abstract
This entry provides a brief overview of the modern development of medical ethics in the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The focus is primarily on the period after the beginning of the 1960s. The entry begins by giving an account of the establishment of ethics review committees and other medical ethics bodies and organizations. The changes in the educational and research situation are described, along with the establishment of special institutions for medical ethics. Finalylly, attention is given to some essential features of the debate on a few principal issues.