Characteristics of the 31 case discussions in the Clinical Ethics Committee, National Hospital, Oslo (1996–2002)
| Prospective cases | 20 |
| Retrospective cases | 11 |
| Children | 19 |
| Issues related to in vitro fertilisation or termination of pregnancy | 5 |
| Ethical issues related to withholding/withdrawing treatment | 20 |
| Issues related to information/communication: | 25 |
| explicit problem | 3 |
| implicit problem | 22 |