by Collectif | 7 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On Tuesday, 8 December in Belgium, where the euthanasia of an elderly woman on the grounds of depression created a scandal, sixty-five psychologists, psychiatrists and university professors published a carte blanche in the De Morgen newspaper in which they denounced...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Ever since abortion pill RU-486, Mifegymiso, was approved by Santé Canada last July, health specialists have been preparing for its market launch in January 2016. In several provinces like New Brunswick, access to abortion is still very recent. The Santé Canada...
by Collectif | 3 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Following the International Summit on Genomic Imprinting, which was held from 1 to 3 December 2015 in Washington in the United States, scientists have unanimously declared that the technique for modifying the human embryo genome should not be applied to embryos used...
by Collectif | 2 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Paradiso and Campanelli versus Italy case will be examined by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on 9 December 2015. This is the first surrogacy case to be heard before the Grand Chamber and the ruling will therefore have a significant impact....
by Collectif | 1 Dec, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
On Tuesday, CellProthera[1]start-up organisation announced the launch of a clinical trial in 2016 to test “innovative experimental treatment” on “fifty or so” cardiac patients. The trial, which will be carried out in France, the United Kingdom and Singapore, has...