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The German Ethics Council ("Deutscher Ethikrat") is an independent body that provides expert ethical recommendations on questions pertaining to society and the individual.

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People wait in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Berlin

Vaccinated must be patient

Vaccinated must be patient

The German Ethics Council has said that vaccinated people should not enjoy special rights. It made the right decision.
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Jens Thurau
Commentary
SocietyFebruary 4, 2021
UK vaccine against COVID-19

Anti-vaxxers should forgo ventilators: German doctor

Anti-vaxxers should forgo ventilators: German doctor

A German geneticist has said those who turn down the new COVID-19 vaccine should also refuse intensive care treatment.
HealthDecember 19, 2020
AfD MPs in the Bundestag

Outrage of AfD 'incest' query

Outrage of AfD 'incest' query

German church and ethics spokesmen have slammed the wording of a far-right AfD query on incest leading to disability.
PoliticsApril 13, 2018
A hand with a symbol of third gender

Third gender decision is long overdue

Third gender decision is long overdue

The ethical recommendation for a third gender actually came years ago. DW’s Christoph Strack finds the delay shameful.
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Christoph Strack
Commentary
SocietyNovember 8, 2017
Leipzig Plakat für eine dritte Option Intersexuelle

When 'male' or 'female' is insufficient

When 'male' or 'female' is insufficient

Intersex people are lodging a complaint over binary gender enforcement with Germany's Federal Constitutional Court.
SocietySeptember 3, 2016
Human embryonic stem cell under a microscope

An idiot's guide to human gene editing

An idiot's guide to human gene editing

Human gene editing tools have long raised hopes of preventing incurable diseases. It's time we learned more about them.
SocietyDecember 3, 2015
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