Abstract

Background: Ethics was discussed for many years in medical ethics through rules, theories, hypothesis and religious. There are some organs in Iran that working on ethics. Department of medical science is one of them that has his own instructions on ethics. This study aims to review some of the challengeable issues in medicine.

Conclusion: Department of ethics in Iranian academy of medical science discussed some of the challengeable issues on medical ethics between 2007 and 2008. Therefore, they codified comprehensive ethical instructions. The instructions consist of caesarean, abortion, superstitious actions, mediating in medicine, kidney transplant, plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery.