On May 5-7, 2014, Prof. Givi Javashvili, Associate Professor of TSMU Family Medicine Department, Chairman of National Council on Bioethics, member of the European Council of Bioethics Committee and member of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee, participated in the plenary sessions of the Council of Committee on Bioethics DH-BIO and former Steering Committee on Bioethics – CDBI, which were held in Strasburg (France).

Within the frame of plenary session the Conference aiming at presenting the textbook - “Guide on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations” - was arranged.

According to Associate Professor Givi Javashvili, a number of issues were discussed that are important for Georgia. Georgia has ratified all EU legal instruments related to the activities of the Committee (human rights and biomedicine, bioethics) and  except of  the protocol - "Additional Protocol to the genetic testing for health purposes".  Prenatal sex selection was an important issue. In several countries of Europe, excess in birth rate of boys is fixed in comparison with girls. (For example, in 2011 30330 boys and 30097 girls were born in Georgia) that was explained by prenatal sex selection (selective abortion) . Assembly of the Council of Europe prepared to recommendation on “prenatal sex selection".

The Committee discussed on forbidden of the commercialization of all forms. Organ transplantation for the financial purposes is unacceptable. The Convention and its Additional Protocol were developed, ratified by Georgia. The discussed issues are really important for Georgia and Tbilisi State Medical University as well, as here the specialists - future professional doctors - are prepared. In future they will take all responsibilities of the staff working in medical field for human health, human rights and bioethical protections. Therefore, students and professors will acquaint themselves with the materials of Strasbourg plenary session of the Committee on Bioethics with great interest.