Brussels, 18/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - In an opinion on electronic implants returned on 16 March by the European Group on Ethics (EGE), chaired by the Swedish philosopher Göran Hermeren, has proposed an ethical framework for the use of chips and other types of implants using information technology. The EGE feels that the use of these implants for medical purposes can be justified, but that it must be subject to clear consent from the patient, who must be duly informed not only of the...