by Collectif | 5 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Yesterday, Catalonian Health Authorities confirmed the first case of fœtal microcephaly to be detected in Spain. The pregnant woman was infected by the zika and dengue viruses whilst travelling in Latin America. Today, Spain confirmed that 105 people, including 13...
by Collectif | 3 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
In Canada, a draft bill, unanimously adopted by the Senate, has been submitted to the House of Commons by MPRobert Oliphant. It is aimed at “preventing genetic discrimination”. Insurance companies can currently “demand genetic tests” or the results of a previous test....
by Collectif | 3 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
Some British people are against the new non-invasive pre-natal screening tests (NIPS), which the Government intends to introduce into the Public Health System and which “aim to stop more babies being born with Down syndrome”, “meaning that more will be aborted”and the...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Following meetings on 28 and 29 April bringing together international medical academies to discuss CRISPR, Nathalie Cartier-Lacave, Inserm Research Director and President of the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), called for a discussion involving...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Canada, MP Cathay Wagantall has filed draft bill (C-225) establishing that the foetus should be considered a second victim when a pregnant woman is killed or injured. She suggests modifying the Criminal Code to “include new violations when an unborn child is...