by Collectif | 23 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 10 September, the College of Physicians of Quebec published a “Guide to medically assisted dying” intended for health care professionals authorised from December onwards to practice euthanasia for adults at the end of their lives and for persons subject to...
by Collectif | 23 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In England, the Health Authorities have just allowed the Pfizer Laboratory to launch a “home-injectable” contraceptive on the market, Sayana Press®. This is a long-acting hormonal contraceptive. One injection “protects” women for “thirteen weeks at least”....
by Collectif | 23 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Since 22 September 2015, the widely circulated hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion, has been fuelling a web debate. This “viral campaign” was launched by three American women in response to a vote by the Chamber of Representatives aimed at reducing the budget allocated...
by Collectif | 22 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Japanese scientists at the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo have succeeded in developing functioning laboratory-produced kidneys, created from stem cells and transplanted into animals.“Once transplanted to pigs or rats, the kidneys functioned and produced...
by Collectif | 22 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A recent Spanish scientific publication in the Development journal was actively relayed by a Press agency in France. It refers to a study conducted by Carlos Simon, affiliated to Stanford University and Scientific Director of FIVI[1]. The IVI Foundation...