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    • Numerous ethics committees worldwide address medical and research dilemmas.
    • The last US national bioethics body, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, ceased operations in 2016.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the necessity of a new national bioethics advisory body in the United States.
    • To learn from the experiences of past US national bioethics commissions to inform future structures.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of the composition, operations, functions, and challenges of six previous US national bioethics commissions.
    • Analysis of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

    Main Results:

    • The US would benefit from a new national bioethics advisory body.
    • Past commissions faced various challenges and had distinct operational models.

    Conclusions:

    • The structure of a new national bioethics commission should evolve based on historical lessons.
    • Recommendations for the formation and function of future bioethics advisory bodies can be derived from this analysis.