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Afghanistan: solidarity with scholars
The political events in Afghanistan are also causing great concern among the scholarly community in that country. The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences share this concern and, as part of their commitment to academic freedom, are working to ensure their safety. They also support the efforts of Scholars at Risk (SAR) and its Swiss network to take in acutely endangered researchers from Afghanistan.
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Organ donation after assisted suicide: Legal opinion for informed debate
Can organ donation take place in a Swiss hospital following assisted suicide? Both practices are legally permitted, widely accepted in society, and are already carried out in Switzerland. However, their combination raises new ethical and legal questions. In 2025, the Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS published a position statement on the ethical aspects of this issue. Today, the SAMS is publishing a commissioned legal opinion on the subject. Both documents are available on our website.
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Animal experimentation: ECAE Statement on 3R research
The Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation (ECAE) has issued a statement on parliamentary initiative 21.426 by Katja Christ, «More resources and incentives for 3R research to accelerate the development of alternatives to animal testing».