The main goal of this series is to present the prevailing ethical views of different parts of the world and the specific regulations of biomedical issues existing throughout the world as well as to engage in a constructive dialogue with these different positions.
The lectures presented at the "Bioethics in Asia" event illustrated some elements of the Asian ethical and legal attitudes towards science. After the introduction by Judit Sándor, two distinguished guest speakers provided an overview of the most recent developments in the field of law and bioethics in Asia. Darryl Macer, Ph.D., UNESCO’s Regional Advisor in Human and Social Sciences for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok gave a lecture on Bioethics and Communities: Reflections on Bioethics and Social Responsibility. Orio Ikebe, Ph.D. candidate, from Catholic University, Leuven presented a lecture on The regulations of human cloning research in Japan and other Asian Countries.