About us

Scientific advances in biotechnology and biomedicine have a bearing on human dignity and human rights that has given rise to bioethical issues of global importance. In these circumstances, it is necessary to conduct an informed public debate that can bring biotechnology closer to society.

The Bioethics and Law Observatory (OBD) offers a way of doing bioethics that is based on a flexible, multidisciplinary and secular approach, within a framework of respect for recognised human rights. The aim is to provide reliable information and arguments to encourage social debate and independent decision-making, thus contributing towards a more transparent and democratic society.

The Bioethics and Law Observatory is a research and knowledge transfer center about the ethical, legal and social implications of biotechnology and biomedicine.