CNECV Takes Part in Debate on Euro-Mediterranean Scientific Cooperation in Matera
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The National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) took part in the debate “Science for Society, Society for Science: Promoting Intercultural Cooperation in Euro-Mediterranean Research”, held on 30 September and 1 October in Matera, Italy....
CNECV Attends the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Pharmacy Museum
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The National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) attended the conference “Cultural Heritage and Science — Knowledge that Builds the Future”, held on 24 September 2026 at the headquarters of the National Association of Pharmacies in...
Tribute to Professor Walter Osswald (1928–2026)
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Tribute to Professor Walter Osswald (1928–2026)The National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) expresses its deepest sorrow at the passing of Professor Walter Friedrich Alfred Osswald. An inspiring figure and a distinguished personality in...
Ethics in Public Policy: Euro-Mediterranean Perspectives
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Ethics in Public Policy: Euro-Mediterranean PerspectivesThe National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) and the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) are organising the Mediterranean Ethics Bodies Days in Lisbon on 10 and 11 December 2026. The meeting...
OPINION 141/CNECV/2026 ON FORCED STERILISATION (OF PERSONS UNABLE TO GIVE CONSENT)
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The Opinion focuses on the ethical assessment of the sterilisation of persons unable to give consent, particularly when this incapacity arises from profound and irreversible intellectual disability. Its fundamental position is that non-therapeutic...
POSITION STATEMENT 11 | CNECV’s Position on Advance Directives (ADs)
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Advance Directives (ADs), provided for in Law No. 25/2012¹ and regulated by Ministerial Order No. 96/2014², may take two forms: a Living Will and/or the appointment of a Healthcare Proxy. Both legally enshrine a person’s right to self-determination in...
AI Race: Portugal Calls for Technology to Serve People
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In its intervention in Riyadh, Portugal brought to the UNESCO Global Forum a message of cooperation at a time when the international debate is intensifying over the pace of Artificial Intelligence development, its risks, and the competition for...
National Council of Ethics Represents Portugal at UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
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The Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence is taking place in Riyadh from today until 17 September. Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, President of the Portuguese National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV), is leading the Portuguese...
Meeting of Mediterranean Ethics Councils: Public Session to Take Place in Lisbon on 10 December
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The programme structure for the Meeting of Mediterranean Ethics Councils, which will take place in Lisbon on 10 and 11 December 2026, was a key focus of the working meeting held on 23 July between the President of the CNECV, Maria do Céu Patrão Neves,...
CNECV and ANEM Launch a New Edition of the Bioethics Quiz
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The Portuguese National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) met with representatives of the National Association of Medical Students (ANEM) on 22 July to prepare the second edition of the Bioethics Quiz, an initiative in which participants...
OPINION 140/CNECV/2026 ON INFORMED CONSENT IN THE TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL CARE TO CONTINUING CARE
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The National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) was asked by the Secretary of State for Health Management, in an official letter dated 12 February 2025, to provide an opinion on the ethical issues associated with the informed consent process...
CNECV Prepares Mediterranean Ethics Councils Meeting in Lisbon
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Lisbon will host the Informal Meeting of Mediterranean Ethics Councils in December 2026, bringing together representatives of national ethics bodies from eleven countries across the Mediterranean region, as well as the European Commission, to discuss...
Opinion No. 130/CNECV on Organ Donation in Neonatal Care for Transplantation Purposes
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CNECV Presents Opinion on Digital Technologies at the Council of Europe
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On 4 June 2026, in Strasbourg, at the Council of Europe, Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, President of the Portuguese National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV), presented the Joint Opinion entitled “The Impact of Excessive Use of Digital...
VISUAL SYNTHESIS - LIABILITY IN AI-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE JOINT OPINION (PT/ES/IT)
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RECOMMENDATIONS/PARECER/LIABILITY IN AI-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE JOINT OPINION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/LIABILITY IN AI-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE JOINT OPINION (PT/ES/IT)
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CNECV Attends the Annual Conference of the National Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development
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The National Council of Ethics for Life Sciences (CNECV) attended the 2026 Annual Conference of the National Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS), held on May 14 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. The event...
CNECV Attends the Inauguration of the Champalimaud Foundation’s New Digital Neurotherapeutics Center
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he National Council of Ethics for Life Sciences (CNECV) attended, on May 15, the inauguration of the Champalimaud Foundation’s new Digital Neurotherapeutics Centre (DNTx Centre) in Lisbon, dedicated to the development of digital therapeutics for...
LIABILITY IN AI-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE JOINT OPINION (PT/ES/IT)
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The National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (Portugal), the Spanish Bioethics Committee, and the Italian Committee for Bioethics considered that Liability in AI-Driven Healthcare was not only an important but also an urgent issue in the current...