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UCAM has welcomed this morning's second session of the Conference on

Bioethics on 'Key issues in contemporary bioethics. "

The

symposium, which takes place in Temple of Jeronimos, headquarters

University, will end tomorrow.

This afternoon, starting at 17.00

hosting a film-forum related to the theme of the symposium.

Today there have been several expert panels that have been discussed

on euthanasia, abortion, and sexuality, among other issues.

During his speech, Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy

Universidad de Salamanca, Henri Bonnet, said that "Spain is not

there are sufficient palliative care units, and it is wrong mentality

There is widespread euthanasia.

Few terminally ill patients seeking the

death, and when the request is because something is not done well. "

Professor of Psychology at the Universidad San Pablo CEU

Madrid, Polaino, has stressed that it is urgent to deepen the

education on sexuality and emotions in young people, by people

jurisdiction in the matter, in the context of a realistic anthropology.

It

Otherwise, continue to be frequent confusion and disorientation of many

young people regarding this matter. "

The coordinator of the Fetal Medicine Unit, Hospital Virgen de la

Arrixaca, Juan Luis Delgado, stressed that "despite the evidence about

value of human life of a fetus, the world looks the other way, consenting

that is the cause of death over death of living things in the world,

over war, famine and natural disasters. "

In addition, Dr.

Delgado has examined the social aspects of abortion in Spain, and document

Ministry of Health on Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy

(EVI) in Spain in 2007.

According to the report, in that year occurred in our

112,000 abortions country, doubling the rate of ten years ago.

For his part, Secretary of the Bioethics Committee of Hospital Care

Alicante and pediatric surgeon, Elena Martín, said that only a

medical document published in Spain on conflict situations from

ethically in the field of neonatology, Protocol Section

Neonatology of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, 1972.

According to Martin, such

document "recognizes the dignity of the child, supports the joint decision of parents

and medical and rejects euthanasia, among other issues.

Source: UCAM