The General Bioethics Commission met on 14 and 15 October 2022, attended by Brother Joaquim Erra (Commission President), Sister Margarita Bofarull, Dr Silvia Oger representing the Latin America Region, Brother Hugues Assou representing the Africa Region, Dr Maria Lee representing the Asia-Pacific Region, Brother Robert Moore representing the WEONA Region, Sister Paula Carneiro representing the Sisters Hospitallers, Dr Salvino Leone representing the Europe Region, attending via Zoom, and Brother André Sène (Commission Secretary).

Apologies were received from Mrs Maria Isabel.

The main purpose of this meeting was to continue to implement the activities undertaken to meet the Bioethics objectives set  for the Sexennium.

The following items were on the agenda:

The completion of the document on the methodology for disseminating the Code of Ethics, presented by Dr Silvia Oger.

Environmental protection in the light of the Charism, presented by Brother Hughes

Bioethics standards developed by the Western European Province presented by Brother Robert Moore

The Covid-19 Position Paper, presented by Dr Salvino Leone, intended to be short text shared with the Provinces on the ethical dilemmas raised by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brother Joaquim concluded the meeting announcing that the next meeting would be held on 9 June 2023 and thanked the members of the Commission present for their service and wished them a safe journey home and best wishes for the work ahead.