by Alexis DUPORT | 22 Nov, 2016 | Gènéthique informs you
At the end of October, the Council of Europe adopted a Recommandation that aims at banning genetic testing for insurance purposes. Through this text, the Council of Europe calls upon the governments of its member states to “guarantee the absence of discriminations,...
by Alexis DUPORT | 9 Nov, 2016 | Gènéthique informs you
Supported by formidable media backup, it seems impossible to miss the movie Heal the living. The story, an adaptation of the many-times awarded book from Maylis de Kerangal, had already been adapted for the theatre. Simon, 17 years old, arrives in the emergency...
by Alexis DUPORT | 9 Nov, 2016 | Gènéthique informs you
Concerned about the dispositions taken by the ECHR on gestational surrogacy, several senators[1], under the lead of the republican Jean-Pierre Leleux, tabled a draft law on October 20th 2016 “to fight against the actions engaged abroad by French people concerning...
by Alexis DUPORT | 3 Nov, 2016 | Gènéthique informs you
The draft resolution for the creation of a “European Union mechanism for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights” was adopted on October 25th by the European Parliament. It was the Dutch MEP Sophia In’t Veld who started this controversial report,...
by Alexis DUPORT | 3 Nov, 2016 | Gènéthique informs you
The announcement of a women dying while trying to give birth to extremely premature twins (cf. Italie : un médecin refuse de « pratiquer un avortement » et relance la question de l’objection de conscience) came up during the peculiar context of a European campaign....