by Collectif | 27 Jul, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
“The case is causing a commotion!” In Italy, a couple “received an embryo produced by donor IVF through the post”. This infertile couple wanted to have heterologous IVF[1], but the lack of donors in Italy led them to consider Spain, “where there are notoriously...
by Collectif | 26 Jul, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
The Little Sisters of the Poor and ten other religious institutions that lost their case against health insurance on 14 July, obliging them to pay for their employees’ contraception, have decided to appeal. They have appealed for a ruling by the Supreme Court, arguing...
by Collectif | 21 Jul, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Following the vote at the National Assembly and adoption by the Senate, legislation surrounding in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) was endorsed by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday, 21 July. This law authorises: Access to and reimbursement of...
by Collectif | 21 Jul, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Raymond Flynn, an 80 year-old man with age-related macular degeneration, lives in Manchester. Last month he underwent surgery at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. He was given a bionic eye to restore his central vision, which has been deteriorating for 10 years. The...
by Collectif | 20 Jul, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A new study published in the Nature Journal last week highlighted a discovery using stem cells. “Having a better performance rate and more accurate” than gene therapy, the technique allows mitochondrial diseases to be treated. Mitochondria are small cell...