Identifier
Created
Classification
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05KINGSTON1559
2005-06-22 15:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kingston
Cable title:
UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS KINGSTON 001559
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (BENT)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO JM UNESCO KSCI
SUBJECT: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION
REF: STATE 109242
On June 14, Poloff delivered reftel talking points by
telephone and fax to Pamela Ingleton, International
Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton welcomed the information,
commenting only that she believed this would be a
"contentious" issue among Member States, since "respect for
human life" is a "fully loaded" term when presented by the
U.S. She added that the GOJ shares USG respect for human
life. Ingleton said that MFAFT is consulting with experts at
the Ministry of Education to make a decision on the bioethics
declaration.
TIGHE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (BENT)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO JM UNESCO KSCI
SUBJECT: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION
REF: STATE 109242
On June 14, Poloff delivered reftel talking points by
telephone and fax to Pamela Ingleton, International
Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton welcomed the information,
commenting only that she believed this would be a
"contentious" issue among Member States, since "respect for
human life" is a "fully loaded" term when presented by the
U.S. She added that the GOJ shares USG respect for human
life. Ingleton said that MFAFT is consulting with experts at
the Ministry of Education to make a decision on the bioethics
declaration.
TIGHE