by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
In Great Britain, the NHS Blood and Transplant(NHSBT) service, which handles organ donation, has announced that it will no longer ask the relatives of the deceased for their consent in cases where the potential donors are listed in the NHS register. In...
by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday, the American Family Planning Association, Planned Parenthood,filed a complaint before a San Francisco District Court against the authors of videos showing members of the American Family Planning Association involved in the sale of aborted foetal tissues...
by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In Great Britain, the UK National Screening Committee,which advises health authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has published its recommendations for generalising non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS). British public NHS...
by Collectif | 13 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Scientists at the EPFL[1]stem cell bioengineering laboratory have succeeded in “transforming adult cells into stem cells using a compression method”.The team led by Professor Lathias Lutolf, has published its results in the Nature Materials journal. They used...
by Collectif | 13 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives, Genome
The first genetically modified human embryos could be created in Great Britain within a matter of weeks. Scientists at the Crick Institute in London submitted a request in September 2015. (cf. La Grande Bretagne autorisera-t-elle la manipulation génétique d’embryons...