2013 – The Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) was established by the Government in December 2000 to address the ethical, legal and social issues arising from human biomedical research and its applications. It develops and recommends policies on these issues, with the aim of protecting the rights and welfare of individuals, while allowing the biomedical sciences to develop and realise its full potential for the benefit of mankind. The BAC is currently examining the ethical, legal and social issues arising from recent developments in neuroscience research, with a focus on research involving any intervention on the human brain, or which affects the brain or mind significantly. Various policies and guidelines made by international organisations have been studied carefully. Local and international experts have also been consulted. Following deliberations on these issues, a consultation paper entitled “Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Neuroscience Research” has been prepared. AWARE was invited by the BAC to give our comments to the consultation paper, and we focused on specific sections in the paper.

Read our comments here.