by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The FDA intends to relax legislation regarding genetic testing in the United States. This is a radical change of direction following the withdrawal of these tests from the market in 2013. Since then, the Agency validates each test annually. The new framework would...
by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
On Wednesday, a medical team announced that surgery performed on a seven year-old boy with a serious hereditary skin disease had been successful. Surgeons reconstituted “80% of his epidermis from genetically modified stem cells” in a world first[1]. ...
by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
Between April 2015 and August 2016, five UK maternity hospitals/clinics used Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) as part of a research project to test a “reflex” procedure. As a result, “almost 23,000 pregnancies were tested for Down syndrome,...
by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In September, UNESCO’S World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology, “COMEST”[1], completed a report on robotics, which has just been published. Its aim is to “propose an ethical framework” in this area and to...
by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The UN Committee on Human Rights is currently reviewing its definition of “right to life” in international law through its mission to interpret the provisions of the international Pact on civil and political rights. In September, the European...