by Collectif | 11 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Whilst the Federal draft bill on medically assisted dying will soon be adopted in Canada, the ethical issues remain. The Science and Technology Ethics Committee has focused on the question of organ donation in this context and yesterday published its recommendations...
by Collectif | 11 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
According to yesterday’s announcement by an Indian clinic, doctors have spoken out against IVF treatment for a 70 year-old woman. Obstetrician, Sunil Jindal, raised in particular “the question of the future of a child born to elderly parents as well as the...
by Collectif | 11 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The EBART European Congress, held in Barcelona at the end of April, highlighted the fact that IVF techniques were mostly “based on supposition” and were “not scientifically proven”. To date, “only 14% of publications advising on medically assisted reproduction...
by Collectif | 11 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
56 million abortions are performed throughout the world every year. A study published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, claims that this figure has “decreased perceptibly in developed countries whilst remaining stable in developing countries”. ...
by Collectif | 10 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Portugal, whilst the Government is debating on whether or not to legalise euthanasia, the Portuguese Pro-Life Federation is organising its sixth Walk for Life to be held in Lisbon on 14 May. The organisers “hope that the initiative will clearly demonstrate public...