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UK Against Fluoridation

Friday, May 26, 2006

Perhaps if Paul Connett or Lord Edward Baldwin wrote they may take notice

Public health: ethical issues
External consultation
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics would like to hear about your views on a number of questions raised by the ethical issues surrounding public health.

Public health has been described as ‘the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts of society’. Over the centuries, public health has been significantly improved by measures such as vaccination programmes. However, public health interventions also raise a number of complex ethical issues. The Nuffield Council established a Working Party in January 2006 to consider the ethical dilemmas related by public health, such as the difficulties in balancing individual choice and community benefit.

The period of consultation will last for four months. All comments received will be considered by the Working Party. The Council plans to publish its report in autumn 2007.

Deadline for responses: 15th September 2006

Consultation Paper
The Consultation Paper provides background information about the ethical issues surrounding public health and poses a number of specific questions. We recommend that you read the Paper before responding to the questions. You do not need to respond to every question. The Consultation Paper can either be downloaded as a PDF, or is available to browse on-line.

Click here to download a PDF of the Consultation Paper

Click here to browse the Consultation Paper online

For a printed copy of the Consultation Paper please e-mail: bioethics@nuffieldbioethics.org

Submitting responses
If you are able to send us a response, it would be most helpful if you would send it to us electronically.

Responses can be submitted on-line via our dedicated consultation website:
https: //consultation.nuffieldbioethics.org/


Or you can fill out the respondent’s form (Word document) and email it to: bioethics@nuffieldbioethics.org

If we receive your response electronically, there is no need for you also to send a paper copy. If you should prefer to respond by post or by fax, you may send your response, enclosing a completed respondent’s form, to:

Harald Schmidt
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
28 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3JS
UK
Fax: +44 (0)20 7637 1712

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