by Collectif | 28 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Two couples have initiated legal proceedings against a New York doctor and his fertility clinic. They underwent MAP (medically assisted procreation) with egg donation but these gametes transferred fragile X syndrome to their children[1]. The parents are blaming the...
by Collectif | 28 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
On Wednesday, 15 November, in Switzerland, the Transplantation Act changed the guidelines of the Académie suisse des sciences médicales (ASSM) (Swiss Academy for Medical Sciences) on “Determining death with regard to organ transplantation and preparations for...
by Collectif | 28 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
At a meeting of the World Medical Association (WMA) held in the Vatican, the Pope reaffirmed that euthanasia “is always wrong in that euthanasia ends life and causes death”. He deemed as “positive” all of the “medical advances...
by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In some countries where euthanasia or assisted suicide is banned, the withdrawal of food and water is deemed to be “ethically and legally accessible”. However, one article published in BMC Medicine relates this practice to assisted...
by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
81 year-old Hubert Ougier, who was married to Nicole for fifty-four years, suffocated her with a duffle bag on the morning of 28 October 2015 before attempting to commit suicide. His wife, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and osteoporosis, would not...