by Collectif | 20 Jul, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Three-parent IVF raises ethical and public health issues. Firstly, a study published last month in Cell Stem Cellshowed that a small quantity of affected mitochondria (1%) obtained from the cell of the genetic mother, could be transmitted during handling, and...
by Collectif | 20 Jul, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
On Wednesday, the Portuguese Parliament adopted an amended version of the law authorising surrogacy, which was already voted on in May but blocked by Presidential veto (see MAP (medically assisted procreation, surrogacy: Portugal opens its doors, Portugal: a...
by Collectif | 19 Jul, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In Vietnam, Hanoi has announced a $7.8 million investment “to boost the early detection of congenital anomalies between 2016 and 2020”. In addition to neonatal screening, this announcement concerns non-invasive prenatal screeningfor Down syndrome (NIPS). The aim in...
by Collectif | 19 Jul, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The Biosafety and Ethics Committees of three universities have approved an initial clinical trial using the CRISPR Cas9 editing technique in humans. This is a somatic gene therapy study, the aim of which is to create genetically modified immune cells using CRISPR to...
by Collectif | 18 Jul, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Standing before the signatories of the manifesto signed by 130 doctors who admit to “practising medically assisted procreation outside the confines of the law”, Professor René Frydman, “calls for a consistent approach in our country regarding all those who have...