About This Site

This site offers information on Bulgarian bioethics policies and bioethics topics of general interest to Bulgarian citizens such as:

• What are the rights of Bulgarian patients and the laws that codify them?
• What is informed consent and why is it needed?
• What do we need to know before we decide to participate in medical, pharmaceutical or scientific research?
• What is the role of the hospital ethics committee in Bulgaria?
• What is the code of ethics of Bulgarian physicians and how is it reflected in the law?
• What ethical principles ought to govern the treatment of laboratory animals, farm animals and pets?
• What ethical principles ought to govern the treatment of the environment and what are the European and international environmental standards?
• What are genetically modified foods? Are they safe? Who monitors the food quality and safety of Bulgarians?