by Collectif | 28 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The conclusions of a surrogacy survey requested on behalf of the Swedish Government were announced last week. The report recommends a total ban on surrogacy be it for “commercial” or “Altruistic” purposes and to sanction couples who seek recourse to...
by Collectif | 28 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Italian Council of Ministers “has approved a legislative decree decriminalising clandestine abortion”. However, the decree suggests increasing the fine. Previously, this was set at €50, but could be increased to €5 to 10 000. The decree “should be introduced...
by Collectif | 28 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Recently, in the Netherlands, a man who underwent euthanasia donated his organs and “savedfive lives”. The procedure was carried out at the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam. The man “was suffering from the consequences of a stroke and therefore stated that he...
by Collectif | 28 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Belgium, problems surrounding the control of palliative care medicines “are coming to the fore once again” through a proposal regarding legal issues surrounding the storage and transportation of medicinal products used in palliative care. This proposal is led by...
by Collectif | 25 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Yesterday, a team of Chinese scientists [1] published details in the Stem Cell journal of a study that has already been the subject of extensive debate: “They have developed a technique in mice allowing pre-spermatozoa with all of the fertility...