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National Bioethics Committees became an emergent need all over the world after the marked revolution and advances in science and technology which may need different broad professional views and public concern. The field of bioethics is complex and has multidisciplinary faces which attracted many international organizations to put remarkable efforts to establish, enhance, and reinforce National Bioethics Committees. This entry will review the history and development of National Bioethics Committees (NBCs), the definition and different models, the structure, the functions, and the policies of NBCs and state some NBC networks in art.
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Elgharieb, M.E. (2015). Committees: National Bioethics Committees. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_103-1
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