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Policy

We engage with parliamentarians, governments and others to offer independent and informed contributions on bioethical issues, helping to embed ethics in policy making. Below you can browse and download our policy briefings and consultation responses.

Consultation Response

01 Jan 2018

Response to the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tagged: Animal research

Consultation Response

01 Aug 2011

Response to the consultation on options for the transposition of European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes

Home Office

Tagged: Animal research

Consultation Response

07 Dec 2009

Response to call for evidence on animals containing human material

Academy of Medical Sciences

Tagged: Animal research, Genome editing farmed animals

Consultation Response

03 Jul 2006

Response on Revision of Directive (86/609/EEC) for the protection of animals used in experiments

European Commission

Tagged: Animal research

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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine. It was established by the Trustees of the Nuffield Foundation in 1991, and since 1994 it has been funded jointly by the Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.

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    The application of AI to genomics raises ‘urgent’ ethical questions, early findings suggest
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