by Collectif | 2 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A preliminary trial at Stanford University, California, resulted in a publication in the Stroke journal on 2 June. Scientists led by Gary Steinberg “injected mesenchymal stem cells directly into the brain of patients suffering from the sequelae of a stroke”. One...
by Collectif | 2 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Today, the CoRP (Collectif pour le Respect de la Personne – Collective for the Respect of Persons) published an open letter addressed to the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Pedro Agramunt, on the subject of surrogacy. This letter asks...
by Collectif | 2 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
After Northern Dakota, Indiana and Oklahoma (see United States: Oklahoma bans abortion for Down syndrome or genetic anomaly), it’s now the turn of the Louisiana Senate to vote on a law aimed at preventing abortion due to genetic deformity. This law, which was passed...
by Collectif | 2 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Further to the question raised by a Belgian MP, the Health Minister claimed that she was not able to confirm “the total number of embryos cryopreserved in freezers at Belgian MAP centres. The freezing of embryos started over thirty years ago in Belgium. “The fate of...
by Collectif | 1 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Council of State’s decision to authorise the transfer of a late husband’s sperm to Spain for post-mortem insemination has triggered numerous reactions. As far as Gaultier Bès is concerned, “legislation is putting individual wishes before a child’s...