by Alexis DUPORT | 13 Apr, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
In early April, a study on NIPS was published in The New England Journal of Medicine[1] (cf. Gènéthique du 7 avril 2015). These results were mostly welcomed by the media. However, the information conveyed confused “screening” with “diagnosis”. This confusion has...
by Alexis DUPORT | 31 Mar, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
On 12 March 2015, “Toute une histoire” (the Full Story), a programme broadcast on France 2, broached the difficult subject of abortion “from a man’s perspective”. “My wife decided to have an abortion”. A “rather taboo...
by Alexis DUPORT | 30 Mar, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
Whilst a motion for a resolution “on the European Union strategy for equality between men and women after 2015” is currently being worked on at the European Parliament, the GSEA (General Secretariat for European Affairs) – the Prime Minister’s...
by Alexis DUPORT | 30 Mar, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
Isn’t it surprising to witness the interest fuelled in legislation dealing with “animal rights” when human life is threatened from conception right through to the end? However, the rights which codify our human relationships and links with those...
by Alexis DUPORT | 10 Mar, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
On Monday, 9 March, the members of the European Parliament examined a report on equality between women and men presented by Marc Tarabella, a Belgian MEP from the Socialist group. Adopted by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) last 20 January,...