Dr. Ali Abdel-Al, Parliament speaker stressed that the profession of physicians is governed by humanitarian principles, developed by Hippocrates, nicknamed the 'father of medicine', and the greatest physicians of his time, pointing out that if the law is limited to the issue of punishment, then morality requires us to preserve the human body.
His remarks came during the International Conference of the Faculty of Law at the British University in Egypt (BUE), Shorouk city, which tackled the ethics of the profession and natural sciences, in light of contemporary international and regional trends.
On his part, Mohamed Farid Khamis, chairman of the Board of Trustees of BUE, hailed the organization of the Faculty of Law for this conference, the first of its kind in Egypt, considering that bio-medicine and ethics in natural sciences are important in human life.
"Those should be governed by values , laws, ethics, and codes of honor, otherwise, the profession itself is going to face major problems," he added.
Khamis noted that the university is keen to organize such meetings to get benefit from its recommendations.
The President of the British University Dr. Ahmed Hamad, affirmed, on his part, that the profession of medicine is a human, moral and scientific old job. It was empowered by time with a set of codes and values which oblige its seeker to respect the human body in all conditions and preserve the lives of people.
On another hand, Dr. Hassan Abdel Hamid, dean of the Faculty of Law at the BUE, said that this conference represents a legitimate chance to get enlightened thoughts and views, 'and to face the deficiencies in our scientific and academic reality', in addition to defining the practical steps for tomorrow.
"The privilege of access scientific facts, even if not complete, is the goal of any scientific researcher and the goal of every development effort," he said.
He noted that bio-medicine and the ethics of natural sciences, has become an pressing concern, which must be studied because they directly related to human being.
The conference lasted for three days and discussed several themes including the myth of improving gender and international trends in bio-medicine and bioethics.
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