EUROPEAN BIOETHICS: ТHEORY AND PRACTICE

The article analyzes the basic ethical principles of the European bioethics: respect for human dignity, respect for autonomy, integrity, vulnerability, etc. Practical aspects of these principles realization are discussed on the example of European legislation and biopolitics. A conclusion is made about fundamental difference between European bioethics and American biomedical ethics and prospects of further expansion of bioethics subject in the context of the European ethos.