by Collectif | 21 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Laura, a young 24 year-old Belgian woman with a difficult childhood and adolescence behind her, has requested euthanasia because she is thinking “suicidal thoughts” (cf. Gènéthique du 1er juillet 2015 et du 5 aout 2015). This summer, the “world was moved” following...
by Collectif | 21 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
At a time when scientists have succeeded in modifying the intellectual capacities of mice by sequencing their DNA and when the Hinxton group is requesting authorisation to genetically modify human embryos, Laurent Alexandre, President of DNA Vision, is returning to...
by Collectif | 20 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Friday, the US House of Representatives adopted two draft bills against abortion – the one suppressing the public funding of the Family Planning Association for one year, and the other “adding criminal penalties to doctors who fail to provide medical care to babies...
by Collectif | 17 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Last week, the HFEA, British Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, received a request from a scientist wishing to genetically handle human embryos for research purposes. “To our knowledge, this is the first request,”declared the HFEA spokesperson.[1] ...
by Collectif | 17 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
On 17 September 2015, the private company, Kallistem, a start-up company of the Functional Genomics Institute in Lyon, held a press conference on “cell therapy technology differentiating between germinal stem cells”allowing “morphologically normal spermatozoa to be...