Vol 3, No 1 (2010)

Theoretical bioethics can exist as applied philosophy only when its axiological and deontological components are correlated hierarchically. The priority of axiological judgments over deontological ones allows it to carry out the methodological and world outlook role, the priority of deontological components eliminates the philosophical content and, finally, transforms bioethics into a subsystem of the natural law, at best, and in the worst case - in one of interpretative positive law models.

The aim of this article is to consider tolerance as a value of contemporary society. The argument it defends is that tolerance is the value most consistent with and necessary to the pursuit of peaceful coexistence. The argument of this article is that tolerance is of central importance. A part of the concern of this article is to explain why tolerance should be embraced. The author touches upon the role of tolerance in medicine and shows its relationship with the Principle of Respect for Patient's Autonomy.

The activity of ethical committees in Russia will be based only on enthusiasm of small experts group until regulation documents on this activity are be accepted. No institute of ethical advisers yet exists here for the same reasons - illegitimacy and ignorance.

The article shows, how harmonious and effective development of intellectual and personal-professional qualities can help professional formation of the doctor. Success the mastering of professional competence essentially depends on motivation, and personal features and intellectual qualities define the way of professionalisation.

The Vice-president of the Inter-regional Society of experts of evidance-based medicine professor V.V.Vlasov has kindly passed to us the letter sent by a group of patients. The editer board considers the issue rather important and publishes the letter completely. We hope, that our readers will express theier opinions on the mentioned problem.

The article is devoted to plagiarism in medicine, appropriation of authorship, violation of ethical norms

The article considers from bioethical positions case from Russian judiciary practice of resolution of a conflict in connection with application of stem cells. The Department of public health services of a city has forbidden rendering of services in obtaning and storage of umbilical blood for a subsequent withdrawal of stem cells in connection with absence of regulations for application of this technology. The Department decision has met with a negative response in regional mass-media, it also has been by antimonopoly service as a violation of the legislation on competition; a civil suit about infringement of the rights of the patient has been submitted. In a judicial order validity of the actions of the Department has been established. The Precedent of judicial consideration of a conflict concerning application of cellular technologies in Russia confirms the fact that there exist unresolved ethical and legal problems in this area.

Possibility of giving birth to a child by of an HIV-infected woman with the help of in vitro fertilization is considered.